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Patras

pat·ras

UK/pəˈtɹæs/ US/ˈpætɹəs/ uncommon

noun

1.

a port city in western Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese on an inlet of the Ionian Sea; was a major trade center from the 5th century BC to the 3rd century BC; commercial importance revived during the Middle Ages

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Origin

From Patreus, the name of its founder.

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