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chersonesus

chersonesus is the alternative form of chersonese.

Meaning of chersonese

Noun

chersonese (plural chersoneses)

  1. (uncommon) A peninsula.

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Forms of chersonesus

pluralchersonesuses
pluralchersonesi

Origin of chersonesus

See chersonese.

Words formed from chersonesus

  • Chersonesus Taurica
  • Chersonesus Scythia
  • Chersonesus Thracica
  • Chersonesus Aurea
  • Chersonesus Cimbrica

Questions about chersonesus

What is chersonesus the alternative form of?
Chersonesus is the alternative form of chersonese.

Words near chersonesus in the dictionary

  1. cherrywood
  2. chers
  3. chersonese
  4. chersoneses
  5. chersonesi
  6. chersonesus
  7. Chersonesus Taurica
  8. chersonesuses
  9. chert
  10. Chertan
  11. chertier

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chersonesus (page history and authors); chersonese (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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