Tsakonia

English

Alternative forms

• Tsaconia

Etymology

Transliteration of Modern Greek Τσακωνιά (Tsakoniá), and Medieval Τσακωνία (Tsakōnía).

Proper noun

Tsakonia

1. the area of Tsakonian villages in the Peloponnese, Greece, where Tsakonian language is spoken. The medieval villages were situated in Laconia; later, inhabitants moved north, to Cynouria area, in Arcadia.

Related terms

• Tsakonian

Translations

placename

• Greek: Τσακωνιά f (Tsakoniá)
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