# Morea

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #96,249

## Definitions
1. Synonym of Peloponnese, a peninsula in Greece, particularly under Turkish rule.
2. A former polity in Europe.
3. An eyalet in the Ottoman Empire.

## Etymology
From Latin and Italian Morea, from Byzantine Greek Μορέας (Moréas) and Μωριάς (Mōriás), from μορέα (moréa, “mulberry”) either from its presence in the area or from a supposed resemblance of the shape of the Peloponnese to its leaves, used in sericulture.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/morea