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

From Corinth, Quinctius sailed over to Anticyra, and sent his brother thence, to sound the disposition of the people of Acarnania.

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

After this, at the request of the Achaeans, he marched with them into Acarnania, and there collected great spoils, and defeated the Acarnanians in battle.

From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh

The principal object which detained the Karteria in the gulf had been to assist the movements of General Church, who now resolved to cross over to Acarnania from Cape Papas.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 by Various

The country, which forms part of the modern department of Acarnania and Aetolia, contains numerous fragments of ancient fortifications.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

I did not see a single sawmill in the Peloponnesus; but I am told that there are a few in Euboea and Acarnania....

From Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two by Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting)