chersonese

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How to pronounce chersonese in British English: 英 ['kɜ:səni:z]word uk audio image

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单词词源

Chersonese
from Greek khersonesos "peninsula," from khersos "dry land" + nesos "island," which is of uncertain origin; perhaps from *na-sos, literally "that which swims," from PIE root sna- "to swim" (see natatorium).