Peloponnesus

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..

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Pelo·pon·nesian (-nzhn, -shn) adj. & n.

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Peloponnesus - the southern peninsula of Greece; dominated by Sparta until the 4th century BC Peloponnese, Peloponnesian Peninsula Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil Sparta - an ancient Greek city famous for military prowess; the dominant city of the Peloponnesus prior to the 4th century BC Olympia - a plain in Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese; the chief sanctuary of Zeus and the site of the original Olympian Games