Argolis

American  

[ahr-guh-lis] / ˈɑr gə lɪs /

noun

1. an ancient district in southeastern Greece.

2. Gulf of Argolis, a gulf of the Aegean, in southeastern Greece. About 30 miles (48 km) long.

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Argolis British  

/ ˈɑːɡəlɪs /

noun

1. a department and ancient region of Greece, in the NE Peloponnese. Capital: Nauplion. Pop: 102 392 (2001). Area: 2261 sq km (873 sq miles)

2. an inlet of the Aegean Sea, in the E Peloponnese

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Other Word Forms

• Argolian adjective
• Argolic adjective
• Argolid adjective

Example Sentences

Epidau�rus, a town and seaport of ancient Greece, situated in Argolis, in the Peloponnesus, particularly celebrated for its magnificent temple of �sculapius, which stood on an eminence not far from the town.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various

Only in the departments of Arcadia, Eurytania, Corinth, Cephalonia, Lacedaemon, Laconia, Phocis, Argolis and in the Cyclades, is the female population in excess of the male.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

Vegetation, in Arcadia, 366, 367; Argolis, 401, 429, 458; Kynuria, 436; Laconia, 444, 447; Messenia, 453, 454.

From Rambles and Studies in Greece by Mahaffy, J. P.

The western region includes the Pindus and all the parallel ranges, and the whole of the Peloponnesus excepting Argolis.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

The Pythian Games were celebrated at Delphi; the Isthmian at Corinth; the Nemæan at Nemæa in Argolis; and the Olympic at Olympia, near Elis.

From Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting by Gilpin, Sidney