Synonyms

chersonese

American

[kur-suh-neez, -nees] / ˈkɜr səˌniz, -ˌnis /

noun

a peninsula.

chersonese British

/ ˈkɜːsəˌniːs /

noun

1. a poetic or rhetorical word for peninsula
2. ( capital when part of a name )
  
  Thracian Chersonese

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Etymology

Origin of chersonese

1595–1605; < Latin chersonēsus < Greek chersónēsos, equivalent to chérso ( s ) dry + nḗsos island

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