Patras

[ puh-tras, pa-truh s ]

/ pəˈtræs, ˈpæ trəs /

noun

Greek Pa·trai

[pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/. a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.

Gulf of, an inlet of the Ionian Sea in the NW Peloponnesus, 10 miles (16 km) long; 25 miles (40 km) wide.

Example sentences from the Web for patras

The fugitive Turks were invested within the walls of Tripolitza, Patras, and other strong towns.

A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year |Edwin Emerson
The first of these parts consists of the mouth of the gulf and the lake-like basin, together forming the Gulf of Patras.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 1-20 |Various
The man was exorbitant in his demands, and it was too late to reach Patras without risking the night on the sea.

Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel |John Yeardley
Missolonghi is on the northern shore of the bay; to reach Patras the steamer crosses to the Peloponnesus side.

Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu |Constance Fenimore Woolson

The railroad which connects Patras with Agrinion must come some day to Arta, so all the people of the region were saying.

Vacation days in Greece |Rufus B. Richardson

British Dictionary definitions for patras

Patras

/ (pəˈtræs, ˈpætrəs) /

noun

a port in W Greece, in the NW Peloponnese on the Gulf of Patras (an inlet of the Ionian Sea): one of the richest cities in Greece until the 3rd century bc; under Turkish rule from 1458 to 1687 and from 1715 until the War of Greek Independence, which began here in 1821. Pop: 193 000 (2005 est) Modern Greek name: Pátrai (ˈpatrɛ)

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