Acarnania

American  

[ak-er-ney-nee-uh, -neyn-yuh] / ˌæk ərˈneɪ ni ə, -ˈneɪn yə /

noun

1. a coastal region of the western central part of ancient Greece: now part of the province of Aetolia and Acarnania in modern Greece.

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Other Word Forms

• Acarnanian adjective

Example Sentences

Acarnania and Aetolia were known as “Lesser Walachia.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

He then calmed their apprehensions by a discourse full of mildness; and in the hope of experiencing his clemency, which was reported abroad, several of the states of Acarnania went over to his side.

From The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 by Livius, Titus

Having traversed Acarnania, the travellers passed to the Ætolian side of the Achelous, and on the 21st of November reached Missolonghi.

From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas

But they had sailed as far as Greece, and since they were unable to force their way any farther, they were passing the winter in the land of Aetolia and Acarnania.

From Procopius History of the Wars, Books V. and VI. by Dewing, H. B.

There was a Promontory in Acarnania called Leucrate1 on the Top of which was a little Temple dedicated to Apollo.

From The Spectator, Volume 2. by Addison, Joseph