Patras

American  

[puh-tras, pa-truhs] / pəˈtræs, ˈpæ trəs /

noun

1. Greek Patrai.  a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.

2. Gulf of, an inlet of the Ionian Sea in the NW Peloponnesus, 10 miles (16 km) long; 25 miles (40 km) wide.

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Patras British  

/ pəˈtræs, ˈpætrəs /

noun

1. Modern Greek name: Pátrai.  a port in W Greece, in the NW Peloponnese on the Gulf of Patras (an inlet of the Ionian Sea): one of the richest cities in Greece until the 3rd century _bc ; under Turkish rule from 1458 to 1687 and from 1715 until the War of Greek Independence, which began here in 1821. Pop: 193 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

The streets of Patras were deserted on Wednesday, save for some residents watching in silence as the fires descended from the surrounding mountains.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025

One of the largest ever naval battles, the Battle of Lepanto, involving nearly 450 ships, was fought in the nearby Gulf of Patras on Oct.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024

The resources of the fire service were further stretched on Sunday after a bridge collapsed in western Greece, in the city of Patras.

From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2023

“Without them, my family wouldn’t have survived the war,” said Velelli Becker, who is from Patras, a city about 130 miles from Athens.

From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2022

As Mark Antony and Cleopatra made their way north from Patras to Actium, they were not worried.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby