Peloponnesian noun & adjective. [pɛlǝpǝ'ni:zj(ǝ)n, -ʒ(ǝ)n] L15.
[from Greek Peloponnēsos, Latin Peloponnesus Peloponnese (see below) + -IAN.]
A. noun. A native or inhabitant of the Peloponnese, the peninsula forming the southernmost part of the Greek mainland. L15.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to the Peloponnese or its inhabitants. L16.
Peloponnesian war Greek History the war of 431-404 BC, fought and won by Sparta and its Peloponnesian allies against Athens.

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