Chalcidice

American  

[kal-sid-uh-see] / kælˈsɪd ə si /

noun

1. a peninsula in NE Greece.

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Chalcidice British  

/ kælˈsɪdɪsɪ /

noun

1. Modern Greek name: Khalkidíki.  a peninsula of N central Greece, in Macedonia Central, ending in the three promontories of Kassandra, Sithonia, and Akti. Area: 2945 sq km (1149 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Then he became fascinated by references to the Chalcidice peninsula in Strabo's Geography.

From Time Magazine Archive

It has generally been surmised that they would choose Salonika, for the Chalcidice Peninsula, on which Salonika lies, is like a medieval castle with a moat around it.

From Time Magazine Archive

Meanwhile, after the completion of the investment of Potidaea, Phormio next employed his sixteen hundred men in ravaging Chalcidice and Bottica: some of the towns also were taken by him.

From The History of the Peloponnesian War by Crawley, Richard

Philip next made Macedonia a maritime state by subduing the Greek cities on the peninsula of Chalcidice.

From Early European History by Webster, Hutton

In this way Brasidas hurried through Thessaly before any one could be got ready to stop him, and reached Perdiccas and Chalcidice.

From The History of the Peloponnesian War by Crawley, Richard