Chalcidice

American  

[kal-sid-uh-see] / kælˈsɪd ə si /

noun

1. a peninsula in NE Greece.

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Chalcidice British  

/ kælˈsɪdɪsɪ /

noun

1. Modern Greek name: Khalkidíki.  a peninsula of N central Greece, in Macedonia Central, ending in the three promontories of Kassandra, Sithonia, and Akti. Area: 2945 sq km (1149 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

It has generally been surmised that they would choose Salonika, for the Chalcidice Peninsula, on which Salonika lies, is like a medieval castle with a moat around it.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then he became fascinated by references to the Chalcidice peninsula in Strabo's Geography.

From Time Magazine Archive

Just look at the list of Greek territories already occupied by the allied troops—Lemnos, Imbros, Mytilene, Castelloriza, Corfu, Saloniki, including the Chalcidice Peninsula, and a large part of Macedonia.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War by Miller, Francis Trevelyan

Brasidas now marched against this town, starting from Arne in Chalcidice.

From The History of the Peloponnesian War by Crawley, Richard

The newly re-invented nation incorporated a huge swathe of Macedonia, not including Thessaloniki and the Chalcidice Peninsula.

From Terrorists and Freedom Fighters by Vaknin, Samuel