chersonese
pronunciation
How to pronounce chersonese in British English:
UK ['kɜ:səni:z]
How to pronounce chersonese in American English:
US ['kɜsəˌniz]
Word Origin
- 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).