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chersonese

/ˈkɜːsəˌniːs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
cher-son-ese
IPA
/ˈkɜːsəˌniːs/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A peninsula.

name

Synonym of Gallipoli: a peninsula in Turkey.

Etymology

From Latin Chersonēsus, from Ancient Greek χερσόνησος (khersónēsos, “originally, the Gallipoli peninsula; later, any peninsula”), from χέρσος (khérsos, “dry land”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Chersonēsus, Χερσόνησος

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈkɜːsəˌniːs/

Inflected Forms

chersoneses (plural)

Derived Forms

chersonesus

Phrases

Thracian Chersonese Golden Chersonese

Synonyms

Gallipoli

Questions

How do you pronounce chersonese?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɜːsəˌniːs/.
What does chersonese mean?
A peninsula.
Where does chersonese come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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