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Pel·o·pon·ne·sus    Audio Help   [pel-uh-puh-nee-suhs] Pronunciation Key
–noun
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. (21,640 sq. km).
Also, Pel·o·pon·nese    Audio Help   [pel-uh-puh-neez, -nees] Pronunciation Key, Pel·o·pon·ne·sos    Audio Help   [pel-uh-puh-nee-sos, -sohs, -suhs] Pronunciation Key.
Also called Morea.

[Origin: < L < Gk Pelopónnésos (repr. phrase Pélopos nêsos lit., island of Pelops with sn > nn)]

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Pel·o·pon·ne·sian    Audio Help   [pel-uh-puh-nee-zhuhn, -shuhn] Pronunciation Key, adjective, noun
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