Peloponnesian War


Definition: Meaning of, Peloponnesian War in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˌpɛləpəˈniːʃ(ə)n;-ˈniːʒ(ə)n /

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Peloponnesian War Peloponnesian Wars
  1. a war in which Athens and its allies were defeated by the league centred on Sparta; 431-404 BC
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Peloponnesian War used in phrases

  • Peloponnesian War, the
    1. (431-404BC) a long war between the ancient Greek states of Athens and Sparta. It ended with the defeat of Athens, and this led to the end of Athens' political power in ancient Greece. The history of the war by the ancient Greek writer Thucydides is one of the most famous European works of history.
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Pronunciation: ˈɔːθəʊɛpɪst
Parts of Speech: noun
especially one of the 17th or 18th century scholars who proposed to reform English spelling so it would reflect pronunciation more closely a practitioner of orthoepy