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chersonese
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CHERSONESE
n.A peninsula; a tract of land of any indefinite extent, which is nearly surrounded by water, but united to a larger tract by a neck of land or isthmus; as the Cimbric Chersonese or Jutland; the Tauric Chersonese, or Crimea.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CHERSONESE
Cher "so *nese, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: A peninsula; a tract of land nearly surrounded by water, but united to a larger tract by a neck of land or isthmus; as, the Cimbric Chersonese, or Jutland; the Tauric Chersonese, or Crimea.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Chersonese
Cher so nese |ˈkərsəˌnēz, ˌkərsəˌnēz ˌkɛrsəˈniz | ancient name for the Gallipoli peninsula. ORIGIN from Latin chersonesus, from Greek khersonēsos, from khersos ‘dry ’ + nēsos ‘island. ’
Oxford Dictionary
Chersonese
Chersonese |ˈkəːsəniːz | ancient name for the Gallipoli peninsula. ORIGIN from Latin chersonesus, from Greek khersonēsos, from khersos ‘dry ’ + nēsos ‘island ’.
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