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Peneios

[ pee-nyaws ]
/ piˈnyɔs /

noun

Modern Greek name of Salambria.

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Words nearby Peneios

pendulum, pendulum effect, pendulum watch, pene-, penecontemporaneous, Peneios, Penelope, peneplain, penetrable, penetralia, penetrance
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Example sentences from the Web for Peneios

  • Several of the vessels which had taken refuge there appeared to be having a rougher time than the Peneios.

    Vacation days in Greece|Rufus B. Richardson

  • One day she was roaming along the winding banks of Peneios, when a lion sprang from a thicket across her path.

    Museum of Antiquity|L. W. Yaggy

  • On the other hand it is a very suitable epithet for the plain of the Peneios; Thessalian cavalry were famous.

    The Heroic Age|H. Munro Chadwick