Peloponnese
See also: Péloponnèse
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Peloponnese
- Peloponnesus, the peninsula forming the southern part of the mainland of Greece.
- One of the 13 peripheries of Greece; it contains Achaea, Arcadia, Argolis, Corinthia, Elis, Laconia and Messenia. Known as Morea in medieval times.
Related terms
Translations
region of Greece
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See also
- Attica
- Central Greece
- Central Macedonia
- Crete
- East Macedonia and Thrace
- Epirus
- Ionian Islands
- North Aegean
- South Aegean
- Thessaly
- West Greece
- West Macedonia
Further reading
- Peloponnese on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Latin
Proper noun
(deprecated template usage) Peloponnēse