Cherronesus

Latin Alternative forms la Chersonēsus Cherronēsos Etymology la Cherronēsus :bor grc:Χερρόνησος + 1 Pronunciation Cherronēsus Proper noun Cherronēsus<2.loc> f Various peninsulas in the Hellenistic world, especially: The Gallipoli Peninsula, the northwestern side of the Hellespont 1511, Bernardus Sylvanus ed., Jacobus Angelus's translation of Ptolemy as Liber Geographica, Bk VIII: la In nona Tabula[:] Iaziges metanastae[,] Dacia Vulachia[,] Mysia superior: Seruia[,] Mysia inferior Bosna[,] Tratia[,] Chersonesus. la Chersonēsus Taurica: the Crimea Usage notes Cherronēsus or Chersonēsus, by itself, just like grc Χερσόνησος, simply means a paeninsula, meaning that, unless the context is clear, one should add an adjective to specify which paeninsula: la Chersonēsus Aurea Malay Paeninsula (dubious) la Chersonēsus Cimbrica Jutland la Chersonēsus Cnidia Datça Paeninsula la Chersonēsus Rhodia Bozburun Paeninsula la Chersonēsus Sarda Capo Teulada la Chersonēsus Taurica Crimea la Chersonēsus Thracica Gallipoli Paeninsula Declension Cherronēsus<2.loc> References