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chersonesenoun
A peninsula.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Chersonesenoun
A peninsula; a tract of land almost surrounded by the sea, but joined to the continent by a narrow neck or isthmus.
Etymology: χερσόνησος.
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Chersonese
Chersonese () is a name that was given to several different places in ancient times. The word is Latin; it derives from the Greek term for "peninsula", χερσόνησος chersonēsos, from χέρσος chersos ("dry land") + νῆσος nēsos (island). It was applied to a number of peninsular localities in the ancient world.
Webster Dictionary
Chersonesenoun
a peninsula; a tract of land nearly surrounded by water, but united to a larger tract by a neck of land or isthmus; as, the Cimbric Chersonese, or Jutland; the Tauric Chersonese, or Crimea
Etymology: [Gr. cherso`nhsos; che`rsos land + nh`sos island.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Chersonese
ker′so-nēz, n. a peninsula, [Gr. cher-sonēsos—chersos, land, dry land, nēsos, an island.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of chersonese in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of chersonese in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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