chersonese
[ kur-suh-neez, -nees ]
/ ˈkɜr səˌniz, -ˌnis /
noun
a peninsula.
Origin of chersonese
1595–1605; < Latin
chersonēsus < Greek
chersónēsos, equivalent to
chérso(s) dry +
nḗsos island
Words nearby chersonese
cherry-pick,
cherry-pie,
cherry-red spot,
cherry-red spot myoclonus syndrome,
cherrystone,
chersonese,
chert,
chertsey,
cherub,
cherubfish,
cherubic
Example sentences from the Web for chersonese
British Dictionary definitions for chersonese
chersonese
/ (ˈkɜːsəˌniːs) /
noun
- a poetic or rhetorical word for peninsula
- (capital when part of a name)Thracian Chersonese
Word Origin for chersonese
C17: from Latin, from Greek
khersonēsos, from
khersos dry (land) +
nēsos island