Acarnania

American  

[ak-er-ney-nee-uh, -neyn-yuh] / ˌæk ərˈneɪ ni ə, -ˈneɪn yə /

noun

1. a coastal region of the western central part of ancient Greece: now part of the province of Aetolia and Acarnania in modern Greece.

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Other Word Forms

• Acarnanian adjective

Example Sentences

The chief Greek federations were those of Thessaly, Boeotia, Acarnania, Olynthus, Arcadia, Aetolia, Achaea, the most important as well as the most complete in respect of organization being the Aetolian League and the Achaean League.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various

The whole of Acarnania, being situated between Aetolia and Epirus, faces towards the west and the Sicilian sea.

From The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 by Livius, Titus

TELEBOÆ, a people of Æolia or Acarnania in Greece, who removed to Italy, and settled in the isle of Capreæ.

From A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements by Tacitus, Cornelius

But they had sailed as far as Greece, and since they were unable to force their way any farther, they were passing the winter in the land of Aetolia and Acarnania.

From Procopius History of the Wars, Books V. and VI. by Dewing, H. B.

There was a Promontory in Acarnania called Leucrate1 on the Top of which was a little Temple dedicated to Apollo.

From The Spectator, Volume 2. by Addison, Joseph