Saronic Gulf

[ suh-ron-ik ]

/ səˈrɒn ɪk /

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noun

an inlet of the Aegean, on the SE coast of Greece, between Attica and the Peloponnesus. 50 miles (80 km) long; 30 miles (48 km) wide.

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Also called Gulf of Aegina.

Words nearby Saronic Gulf

Sarnia, sarnie, Sarnoff, sarod, sarong, Saronic Gulf, saros, Sarouk, Saroyan, sarpanch, Sarpedon

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How to use Saronic Gulf in a sentence

The outlets giving these pronouncements the most airtime are Arabic news stations in the Gulf.
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But The Pinkprint gives little consideration to the gulf between her various musical selves.
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Sadly, laws throughout the Middle East—from North Africa to the Gulf—limit the rights of religious minorities and non-believers.
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In the south, the Gulf States view their Persian nuclear neighbor as a permanent archenemy.
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A sign that the Gulf States and/or Turkey told the White House they were getting out if the footsie continued?
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Two broad dormer windows looked out toward the Gulf, and as far across it as a man's eye might reach.
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Her glance wandered from his face away toward the Gulf, whose sonorous murmur reached her like a loving but imperative entreaty.
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There are two principal bays of vast size, one called the gulf of St. Lawrence, the other French bay.
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But this port (to obviate misunderstanding) is not on the Ocean lying eastward, but on that gulf which I have called French bay.
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On one hand is the yawning gulf of social catastrophe represented by socialism.
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British Dictionary definitions for Saronic Gulf

Saronic Gulf

/ (səˈrɒnɪk) /

noun

an inlet of the Aegean on the SE coast of Greece. Length: about 80 km (50 miles). Width: about 48 km (30 miles)Also called: Aegina, Gulf of Aegina

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