Etymology dictionary. 2014.
PELOPONNESUS — ampla Graeciae regio, nobilissima totius Europae peninsula, Isthmô angustissimô (quem muro Hexamilio circumdedit Emanuel Imperator. cum Turcas urbi exitium moliri animadverteret; Laonic. l. 4. sub initium saeculi 15.) Graeciae annexa, inter duo… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Peloponnesus — or Peloponnesos [pel΄ə pə nē′səs] [< ? Pelops (see PELOPS) + nesos, island] peninsula forming the S part of the mainland of Greece Peloponnesian [pel΄ə pə nē′shən, pel΄ə pə nē′zhən] adj., n … English World dictionary
Peloponnesus — geographical name see Peloponnese … New Collegiate Dictionary
Peloponnesus — Peloponnesian /pel euh peuh nee zheuhn, sheuhn/, adj., n. /pel euh peuh nee seuhs/, n. a peninsula forming the S part of Greece: seat of the early Mycenaean civilization and the powerful city states of Argos, Sparta, etc. 986,912; 8356 sq. mi.… … Universalium
Peloponnesus — noun Alternative name of Peloponnese … Wiktionary
PELOPONNESUS — (lit. the Isle of Pelops), the ancient name of the Morea of Greece, the chief cities of which were Corinth, Argos, and Sparta; it was connected with the rest of Greece by the Isthmus of Corinth … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Peloponnesus — Southern peninsula of Greece; in Greek it is Pelopónnisos … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Peloponnesus — penin. betw. Aegean and Ionian Seas; one of the main divisions of S Greece; 8,603 sq. mi.; pop. 986,000 … Webster's Gazetteer
Peloponnesus — n. Peloponnese, large peninsula that makes up the southern part of Greece … English contemporary dictionary
Peloponnesus — Pel•o•pon•ne•sus [[t]ˌpɛl ə pəˈni səs[/t]] also Pel•o•pon•ne•sos [[t] sɒs, soʊs, səs[/t]] n. geg a peninsula forming the S part of Greece: seat of the early Mycenaean civilization and the powerful city states of Argos, Sparta, etc. 986,912; 8356… … From formal English to slang
