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Meaning of "Patras" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PATRAS

Patras  [pəˈtræs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PATRAS

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determiner
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Patras is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PATRAS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Patras

Patras

Patras (Modern Greek: Πάτρα, Greek pronunciation: , Classical Greek and Katharevousa: Πάτραι (pl.), Greek pronunciation: , Latin: Patrae (pl.)) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of Western Greece, in northern Peloponnese, 215 km (134 mi) west of Athens. The city is built at the foothills of Mount Panachaikon, overlooking the Gulf of Patras. The Patras City Area is a conurbation of 160.400 inhabitants, while its wider urban area, in the new Patras municipality, has a population of 213,984 (in 2011). Patras' core settlement has a history spanning four millennia, in the Roman period it had become a cosmopolitan center of the eastern Mediterranean whilst, according to Christian tradition, it was also the place of Saint Andrew's martyrdom. Dubbed as Greece's Gate to the West, Patras is a commercial hub, while its busy port is a nodal point for trade and communication with Italy and the rest of Western Europe.

Definition of Patras in the English dictionary

The definition of Patras in the dictionary is a port in W Greece, in the NW Peloponnese on the Gulf of Patras : one of the richest cities in Greece until the 3rd century bc; under Turkish rule from 1458 to 1687 and from 1715 until the War of Greek Independence, which began here in 1821. Pop: 193 000 Modern Greek name: Pátrai,.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PATRAS


alcatras
ˈælkəˌtræs
Aras
æˈræs
corporas
ˈkɔːpəræs
crass
kræs
cuirass
kwɪˈræs
Esdras
ˈɛzdræs
frass
fræs
hippocras
ˈhɪpəʊˌkræs
MIRAS
ˈmaɪˌræs
Mithras
ˈmɪθræs
morass
məˈræs
Protagoras
prəʊˈtæɡəˌræs
Sampras
ˈsæmpˌræs
sassafras
ˈsæsəˌfræs
steenbras
ˈstiːnˌbræs
strass
stræs
tirasse
tɪˈræs
trass
træs
wrasse
ræs
zebrass
ˈzebræs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PATRAS

Patinir
patinize
patio
patio doors
patio furniture
patisserie
patissier
patly
Patmore
Patmos
Patna
Patna rice
patness
patois
Paton

WORDS THAT END LIKE PATRAS

Algeciras
Anaxagoras
apsaras
arras
Banaras
Barras
British Honduras
Carreras
charas
copperas
Duras
extras
foie gras
Gulf of Honduras
Hatteras
Honduras
madras
Mardi Gras
Pythagoras
teras

Synonyms and antonyms of Patras in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Patras» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PATRAS

Find out the translation of Patras to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Patras from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Patras» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

帕特雷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Patras
570 millions of speakers

English

Patras
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पैट्राई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

باتراس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Патры
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Patras
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Patras
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Patras
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Patras
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Patras
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パトラス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

파트 라스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Patras
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Patras
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பத்ராஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पत्रास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Patras
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Patrasso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Patras
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Патри
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Patras
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Πάτρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Patras
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Patras
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Patras
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Patras

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PATRAS»

The term «Patras» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.897 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PATRAS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Patras» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Patras» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Patras

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PATRAS»

Discover the use of Patras in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Patras and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Frommer's Greece
290 arriving or departing here by ship, love commercial ports, or have lots of time on your hands, you'll probably want to skip Patras. If you do plan to spend time in Patras, here are some suggestions: In July and August, the Patras International ...
John S. Bowman, Peter Kerasiotis, Sherry Marker, 2012
2
Diplomatics in the Eastern Mediterranean 1000-1500: Aspects ...
Thus in his 1998 article on the establishment of the Latin Church in Patras, Nicholas Coureas passed over the letter—and Antelm's name—in silence.7 In the Àrst volume of his The Papacy and the Levant, Kenneth Setton was able to sum up ...
Alexander Daniel Beihammer, Maria G. Parani, Christopher David Schabel, 2008
3
Handbook for Travellers in Greece: Describing the Ionian ...
The population of Patras at the commencement of this century was estimated at 10,000. At present it is computed at only 8000. We have said that Patras was the first Greek town that suffered in the cause of freedom. Germanos, its patriot ...
John Murray (Firm), 1854
4
The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571: The fifteenth century
Within a few days a messenger reached Glarentza from Sultan Murad II, forbidding Constantine to molest Patras since the city paid tribute to the Porte. Nevertheless, on 1 June (1429), since Pandolfo Malatesta had still not returned from Italy, ...
Kenneth Meyer Setton, 1978
5
"Jam Bands": North America's Hottest Live Groups, Plus How ...
... Thomas G. Smith; BLACK CROWES, Chris Patras; BLUE MIRACLE, Tiffany Hill ; BLUES TRAVELER, Thomas G. Smith; BOUD DEUN, Rob Gassi; CALOBO, December Carson; CONEHEAD BUDDHA, Mike Mario; COOL WATER CANYON,  ...
Dean Budnick, 1998
6
Europe by Eurail 2010: Touring Europe by Train
Patras. Port. City. Depart from Athens Peloponnese Station Distance by Train:138 miles (222 km) Average Train Time:3 hours, 49 minutes City Dialing Code:61 Tourist Information Office: Peloponnese and Western Greece Tourism Bureau, 110 ...
Ferguson-Kosinski LaVerne
7
Frommer's Europe by Rail
If you're con- sidering a trip to Patras around Carnival time, make sure to reserve a hotel room well in advance, as there are usually no last-minute rooms available . The city also has some notable projects in the works. In 2004, one of the ...
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Donald Olson, Darwin Porter, 2004
8
Peloponnese and Athens
The winery was the brainchild of GustavClauss, who saw the possibilities of all of those rolling hills around Patras.lt produced its first commercial batch of Mavrodaphne, a sweet, red port-like wine (named after a Greek woman Clauss admired) ...
Dana Facaros, Linda Theodorou, 2008
9
Angiogenesis: Models, Modulators, and Clinical Applications
... Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UNITED KINGDOM K.U. Leuven, Rega Institute, B-3000 Leuven, BELGIUM University of Patras Medical School, Department of Pharmacology, 261 10 Rio, Patras, GREECE K.U. LEUVEN ...
Michael E. Maragoudakis, 1998
10
Athens and Southern Greece
Modern Patras, now Greece's third city, is making Herculean efforts to modernize and attract business and tourism. It contains trendy corners, a huge university and quite a large industrial base, but somehow it still retains the old-fashioned ...
Dana Facaros, Linda Theodorou, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PATRAS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Patras is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Home Greek news Crime Migrants Seeking Ways to Exit Greece …
The number of cargo trucks leaving Greece for other European countries, and especially for Italy through the port of Patras, was significantly ... «Greek Reporter, Jul 15»
2
Here we are
Patras on the first day of capital controls. Demotix/ Menelaos Mich. All rights reserved.While waiting in the ATM lines caused by the bank shut ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
3
How Greece's Debt Crisis Is Impacting Its Wine Industry
Dimos Tzanakos, who is 19 years old and works for a tour company based in Patras, Greece's third-largest urban area, says most of his friends ... «Eater, Jul 15»
4
PRAKSIS' call to diaspora action
It implements programs throughout Greece, with a focus on Attica, central Macedonia, Lesvos and Patras. Its mobile medical units cover ... «Neos Kosmos, Jul 15»
5
Greek High-Tech Made Its International Case Amidst Turmoil
... and physicists Argyroula Mourtzikou and Theodoro Makri who are working on the new innovation developed by Patras-based Brite Solar. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
6
Greece Needs the Euro
Imagine that Volkswagen was entertaining opening an advanced components plant in the port of Patras, with all the investments in training and ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
7
'Taste' organizer John Warnimont mourned during Park Ridge festival
Dean Patras, also a Taste director, worked closely with Warnimont on the festival set-up for the last 10 years, calling him one of the "founding ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
8
Greek business' stoic philosophy
But he tells a story about buying a second-division football team called Panachaiki based in the port city of Patras in 2005 to make the point that ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
9
The capitalistic cavalry rides to the rescue
... help their ancestral countrymen by donating money to have streets named after themselves in Athens, Thessaloniki, Patras, or Larissa. «Marietta Daily Journal, Jul 15»
10
Greek 'no' voters celebrate historic victory
"I am very anxious," said Eleni Koutroumpa, 36, an accountant in Patras in western Greece. "Our government plans to leave the euro and return ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Patras [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/patras>. Apr 2024 ».
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