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

Searing winds pushed flames into the outskirts of Patras, the country's third-largest city with a population of around 200,000, forcing evacuations including a children's hospital, and sending plumes of smoke across the skyline.

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

A lawyer for his family called the decision from the court, in the western city of Patras, “a sad day for Greek justice.”

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2022

The mother was arrested in the city of Patras in southern Greece and was being brought to Athens to face a magistrate.

From Reuters • Mar. 30, 2022

Creating a Supply Chain By the fall of 32 BCE, Mark Antony and Cleopatra had moved their base of operation to the coastal city of Patras near the Gulf of Corinth.

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