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1. (n.) Peloponnesus
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).
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Peloponnese, Peloponnesus, Peloponnesian Peninsula
the southern peninsula of Greece; dominated by Sparta until the 4th century BC
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Peloponnesus
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.
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