peraia

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noun

A place on the other side, usually a territory across the sea from a city or an island, generally a dependency of an ancient Greek city.

OriginAncient Greek περαία ← Latin Peraea →
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Meanings

peraia1

noun
  1. A place on the other side, usually a territory across the sea from a city or an island, generally a dependency of an ancient Greek city.

Peraia2

noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of peraia.

Origin

  1. LatinPeraea
  2. Ancient Greekπεραία
  3. Englishperaia

Derived from Ancient Greek περαία (peraía), Greek Περαία (Peraía), Latin Peraea, often capitalized and treated like a proper name (compare e.g. the City).

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Translations

Greek Περαία
  • Περαία (Peraía)Translations
Latin Peraea
  • PeraeaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

peraia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peraia

MLA

“peraia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peraia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peraia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peraia.

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