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peraia¹

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Derived from Ancient Greek περαία (peraía), Greek Περαία (Peraía), Latin Peraea, often capitalized and treated like a proper name (compare e.g. the City).

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  1. A place on the other side, usually a territory across the sea from a city or an island, generally a dependency of an ancient Greek city.

Peraia²

noun

  1. Alternative letter-case form of peraia

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ΕλληνικάΠεραία Peraía

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"peraia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/peraia. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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peraia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/peraia

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"peraia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/peraia.

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@misc{peraia_2026,
  title = {peraia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peraia},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}