chersonese

== English == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === From Latin Chersonēsus, from Ancient Greek χερσόνησος (khersónēsos, “originally, the Gallipoli peninsula; later, any peninsula”), from χέρσος (khérsos, “dry land”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Received Pronunciation) /ˈkɜːsəˌniːs/ === Noun === chersonese (plural chersoneses) (geography, uncommon) A peninsula. ==== Usage notes ==== Aside from dated, poetic, or rhetorical use, the word typically appears in English transcribing works or descriptions of classical geography: the anglicized form chersonese being more common in general and generic use and the Latin form chersonesus appearing in the proper names of various famous peninsulas. ==== Derived terms ==== See chersonesus Thracian Chersonese (Gallipoli) ==== References ====