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Pa•tras

Pronunciation: (pu-tras', pa'trus), [key]
—n.
1. Greek, Pa•traiPronunciation: (pä'tre). [key]a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras. 112,000.
2. Gulf of, an inlet of the Ionian Sea in the NW Peloponnesus, 10 mi. (16 km) long; 25 mi. (40 km) wide.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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