chersonese

Alternative forms

 * chersonesus
 * chersonesos
 * chersoness
 * chersonesse
 * khersonese
 * khersonesos
 * khersonesus
 * khersoness
 * khersonesus
 * khersoness

Etymology
From, from , from +.

Noun

 * 1)  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 cherson ese being more common in general and generic use and the Latin form cherson esus appearing in the proper names of various famous peninsulas.

Derived terms

 * See chersonesus
 * (Gallipoli)