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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of east-central Greece on the Saronic Gulf southwest of Athens. Its port was built in the 5th century BC and after extensive development in the mid-19th century became the principal seaport of the country. In ancient times it was connected with Athens by the Long Walls, two parallel walls some 170 m (550 ft) apart.

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  • proper noun A city in Greece.

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From Ancient Greek Πειραιεύς.

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