Morea en · PROPN
Etymology
From Latin and Italian Morea, from Byzantine Greek Μορέας (Moréas) and Μωριάς (Mōriás), from μορέα (moréa, “mulberry”) either from its presence in the area or from a supposed resemblance of the shape of the Peloponnese to its leaves, used in sericulture.
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(archaic, historical) Synonym of Peloponnese, a peninsula in Greece, particularly under Turkish rule.
[...] and south to the towns of Pyrgos, from which a branch runs to Olympia, and Kyparissia, on the west coast of Morea.
1941 February, Voyageur, “The Railways of Greece”, in Railway Magazine, page 63:
- (historical) A former polity in Europe.
- (historical) An eyalet in the Ottoman Empire.
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pt Moreia (Ottoman-era Peloponnese) · it Morea (Ottoman-era Peloponnese) · frm Moree (Ottoman-era Peloponnese) · tr Mora (Ottoman-era Peloponnese) · fr Morée (Ottoman-era Peloponnese) · ota موره (Ottoman-era Peloponnese) · la Morea (Ottoman-era Peloponnese) · hy Մորեա (Ottoman-era Peloponnese) · el Μωριάς (Ottoman-era Peloponnese) · el Μωρέας (Ottoman-era Peloponnese)