Akrotiri

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek ακρωτήρι (akrotíri), from Ancient Greek ἀκρωτήρῐον (akrōtḗrĭon).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌækroʊˈtɪəri/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌækrəʊˈtɪəri/

Proper noun

Akrotiri

  1. A peninsula and former municipality in Crete, Greece.
  2. A village in Santorini, Greece.
    1. A Bronze Age settlement near the modern site.
  3. A peninsula in southernmost Cyprus.
    1. A military base that, together with Dhekelia Cantonment, forms Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
    2. A village in this peninsula.

Derived terms

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