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peloponnesian

Pel·o·pon·ne·sus
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pel-uh-puh-nee-suh s]
    • /ˌpɛl ə pəˈni səs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pel-uh-puh-nee-suh s]
    • /ˌpɛl ə pəˈni səs/

Definitions of peloponnesian word

  • noun peloponnesian a peninsula forming the S part of Greece: seat of the early Mycenaean civilization and the powerful city-states of Argos, Sparta, etc. 8356 sq. mi. (21,640 sq. km). 1
  • adjective peloponnesian of or relating to the Peloponnese or its inhabitants 0
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peloponnesian popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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  • aegospotami

    a river of ancient Thrace that flowed into the Hellespont. At its mouth the Spartan fleet under Lysander defeated the Athenians in 405 bc, ending the Peloponnesian War

  • alexicacus

    an epithet of Apollo, meaning “averter of evil,” in reference to his dispelling a plague that afflicted the Athenian forces in the Peloponnesian War.

  • peloponnesus

    a peninsula forming the S part of Greece: seat of the early Mycenaean civilization and the powerful city-states of Argos, Sparta, etc. 8356 sq. mi. (21,640 sq. km).

  • potidaea

    a city on the Chalcidice Peninsula, whose revolt against Athens in 432 b.c. was one of the causes of the Peloponnesian War.
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