Peloponnesian
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Peloponnesius, from Peloponnesus, from Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos, literally “the island of Pelops”).
Adjective
editPeloponnesian (comparative more Peloponnesian, superlative most Peloponnesian)
- Of or pertaining to the Peloponnesus, or southern peninsula of Greece.
Translations
editpertaining to the Peloponnesus
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Noun
editPeloponnesian (plural Peloponnesians)
- A native or inhabitant of the Peloponnesus.
Translations
editinhabitant of the Peloponnesus
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References
edit- “Peloponnesian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.