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Peloponnesus

Peloponnesus proper noun: synonym of Peloponnese, a peninsula in Greece, particularly under Roman rule.

Proper noun

Peloponnesus

  1. (historical) Synonym of Peloponnese, a peninsula in Greece, particularly under Roman rule.
    Synonyms:
    Peloponnese

Synonyms of Peloponnesus

Origin of Peloponnesus

Unadapted borrowing from Latin Peloponnēsus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos), univerbation of Πέλοπος (Pélopos) + νῆσος (nêsos), literally “Isle of Pelops”.

Questions about Peloponnesus

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

Words near Peloponnesus in the dictionary

  1. Pelopids
  2. pelopium
  3. Peloponnese
  4. Peloponnesian
  5. Peloponnesians
  6. Peloponnesus
  7. Pelops
  8. pelopsia
  9. Peloquin
  10. Peloquins
  11. peloria

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