Piraeus

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/paɪˈriːəs//pɪˈreɪəs/

proper noun

A municipality and port in Greece, part of Athens agglomeration, the chief port of Athens, located on the Saronic Gulf.

OriginLatin Piraeus ← Ancient Greek Πειραιεύς →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Piræus

  1. A municipality and port in Greece, part of Athens agglomeration, the chief port of Athens, located on the Saronic Gulf.
  2. A regional unit of Greece.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΠειραιεύς
  2. LatinPiraeus
  3. EnglishPiraeus

Borrowed from Latin Piraeus, from Ancient Greek Πειραιεύς (Peiraieús).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Πειραιεύς
  • Πειραιεύς (Peiraieús)city
Basque Pireo
  • Pireocity
Bulgarian Пирея
  • Пирея (Pireja)city
Catalan Pireu
  • Pireucity
Chinese Mandarin 比雷埃夫斯
  • 比雷埃夫斯 (Bǐléi'āifūsī)city
Czech Pireus
  • Pireuscity
Danish Piræus
  • Piræuscity
Dutch Piraeus
  • Piraeuscity
Esperanto Pireo
  • Pireocity
Estonian Pireus
  • Pireuscity
Finnish Pireus
  • Pireuscity
French Le Pirée
  • Le Piréecity
German Piräus
  • Piräuscity
Greek Πειραιάς
  • Πειραιάς (Peiraiás)city
Hungarian Pireusz
  • Pireuszcity
Italian Il Pireo
  • Il Pireocity
Latin Piraeus, Piraeum
  • Piraeuscity
  • Piraeumcity
Latvian Pireja
  • Pirejacity
Lithuanian Pirėjas
  • Pirėjascity
Norwegian Bokmål Pireus
  • Pireuscity
Polish Pireus
  • Pireuscity
Portuguese Pireu
  • Pireucity
Romanian Pireu
  • Pireucity
Russian Пире́й
  • Пире́й (Piréj)city
Slovak Pireus
  • Pireuscity
Spanish Pireo
  • Pireocity
Swedish Pireus
  • Pireuscity
Turkish Pire
  • Pirecity
Ukrainian Піре́й
  • Піре́й (Piréj)city

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Piraeus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Piraeus

MLA

“Piraeus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Piraeus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Piraeus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Piraeus.

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