Piraeus

American

[pahy-ree-uhs, pi-rey-] / paɪˈri əs, pɪˈreɪ- /

Or Peiraeus

noun

a seaport in SE Greece: the port of Athens.

Piraeus British

/ paɪˈriːəs, pɪˈreɪ- /

noun

Modern Greek name: Piraiévs. a port in SE Greece, adjoining Athens: the country's chief port; founded in the 5th century _bc as the port of Athens. Pop (municipality): 181 933 (2001)

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Police said Ross, known to her family as Lisa, arrived in Greece on 26 June and stayed in the Piraeus area until 10 July, when she left for an unknown destination in Attica.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

In the last days of Scotland's epic bid for automatic World Cup qualification things seemed to take a potentially fatal twist in Piraeus, the main seaport of Athens.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

But his achievements can be seen in the construction work he initiated in Athens and Piraeus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026

The move is seen as directed at curbing the influence of China's state-owned Cosco, which since 2016 has held a two-thirds stake in Greece's largest port, Piraeus.

From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025

As though it were a string of Piraeus yarn.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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