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Chersonese

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chersonese

Main Entry:: Cher·so·nese
Pronunciation:: \ˈkər-sə-ˌnēz, -ˌnēs\
Variant(s):: or ancient Cher·so·ne·sus \ˌkər-sə-ˈnē-səs\
Function:: geographical name

any of several peninsulas: as (1) Jutland (the Cim·bri·an Chersonese

Listen to the pronunciation of Cimbrian Chersonese

\ˈsim-brē-ən\ or Cim·bric Chersonese \-brik\ ); (2) the Malay Peninsula (the Golden Chersonese); (3) Crimea (the Tau·ric Chersonese

Listen to the pronunciation of Tauric Chersonese

\ˈtȯr-ik\ ); (4) Gallipoli (the Thra·cian Chersonese

Listen to the pronunciation of Thracian Chersonese

\ˈthrā-shən\ )

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