Morea

[ maw-ree-uh, moh- ]

/ mɔˈri ə, moʊ- /

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Words nearby Morea

Mordovian Autonomous Republic, Mordred, Mordvin, Mordvinian Republic, more, Morea, more and more, Moreau, more bang for the buck, Morecambe, more dead than alive

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How to use Morea in a sentence

Fighting spread a month later to the Morea, and Greek battlefield successes were marred by atrocities against Turkish civilians.
Poet and Rake, Lord Byron Was Also an Interventionist With Brains and Savvy|Michael Weiss|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Around 15,000 out of the 40,000 Turkish inhabitants of the Morea were slaughtered.
Poet and Rake, Lord Byron Was Also an Interventionist With Brains and Savvy|Michael Weiss|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In this same year of 1828 he had a momentary desire to become one of an expedition to Morea.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
He thought of erecting first a principality in Albania and the Morea, and then a kingdom in Tunis.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4|Various

They were both taken to the castle of the Morea, were well treated, and after three days released.
Byron|Richard Edgcumbe
The Morea was troubled by the hostilities between Colocotronis men and Government factions.
Byron|Richard Edgcumbe
In 1828 he commanded the expedition to the Morea, in which he achieved complete success.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835|Dorothy Duchesse de Dino

British Dictionary definitions for Morea

Morea

/ (mɔːˈrɪə) /

noun

the medieval name for the Peloponnese

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