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Noun: Patras  pa-trus or pu'tras
  1. A port city in western Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese on an inlet of the Ionian Sea; was a major trade centre from the 5th century BC to the 3rd century BC; commercial importance revived during the Middle Ages
    - Patrai

Type of: city, metropolis, port, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Patras, Greece