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Morea

Morea proper noun: synonym of Peloponnese, a peninsula in Greece, particularly under Turkish rule.

Proper noun

Morea

  1. (archaic, historical) Synonym of Peloponnese, a peninsula in Greece, particularly under Turkish rule.
    • [...] and south to the towns of Pyrgos, from which a branch runs to Olympia, and Kyparissia, on the west coast of Morea.1941 February, Voyageur, “The Railways of Greece”, in Railway Magazine, page 63
    Synonyms:
    Peloponnese
  2. (historical) A former polity in Europe.
  3. (historical) An eyalet in the Ottoman Empire.

Synonyms of Morea

Origin of Morea

From Latin and Italian Morea, from Byzantine Greek Μορέας (Moréas) and Μωριάς (Mōriás), from μορέα (moréa, “mulberry”) either from its presence in the area or from a supposed resemblance of the shape of the Peloponnese to its leaves, used in sericulture.

Words formed from Morea

Questions about Morea

What does Morea mean?
Morea means synonym of Peloponnese, a peninsula in Greece, particularly under Turkish rule.
What part of speech is Morea?
Morea is a proper noun.

Words near Morea in the dictionary

  1. more'n
  2. more's the pity
  3. more-ish
  4. more-or-less
  5. more-than
  6. Morea
  7. Moreau
  8. Moreauvian
  9. Morebath
  10. Morebattle
  11. Morecambe

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