morea
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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Definition of morea
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
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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.”
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name
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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.”
- (historical)A former polity in Europe.
- (historical)An eyalet in the Ottoman Empire.
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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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