chersonese
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cher·so·nese
(kûr′sə-nēz′, -nēs′)n.
A peninsula.
[Latin chersonēsus, from Greek khersonēsos : khersos, dry land + nēsos, island; see snā- in Indo-European roots.]
chersonese
(ˈkɜːsəˌniːs)n
(Physical Geography)
a. a poetic or rhetorical word for peninsula
b. (capital when part of a name): Thracian Chersonese.
[C17: from Latin, from Greek khersonēsos, from khersos dry (land) + nēsos island]