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Peloponnesian

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Pel·o·pon·ne·sus or Pel·o·pon·ne·sos  (pl-p-nss) also Pel·o·pon·nese (pl-p-nz, -ns)
A peninsula forming the southern part of Greece south of the Gulf of Corinth. It was dominated by Sparta until the fourth century b.c..
Pelo·pon·nesian (-nzhn, -shn) adj. & n.
Peloponnesian [ˌpɛləpəˈniːʃən]
adj
(Placename) of or relating to the Peloponnese or its inhabitants
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Adj.1.Peloponnesian - of or relating to Peloponnesus; "Peloponnesian War"
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Peloponnesian [ˌpeləpəˈniːʃən] ADJ → peloponense
Peloponnesian
adj → peloponnesisch
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