Peloponnesian

From Latin Peloponnesius, from Peloponnesus, from Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos, literally “the island of Pelops”).

Peloponnesian (comparative more Peloponnesian, superlative most Peloponnesian)

1. Of or pertaining to the Peloponnesus, or southern peninsula of Greece.

Peloponnesian (plural Peloponnesians)

1. A native or inhabitant of the Peloponnesus.

• “Peloponnesian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.