a. [ L. Peloponnesius, fr. Peloponnesus, Gr. &unr_;, lit., the Island of Pelops; &unr_;, &unr_;, Pelops + &unr_; an island. ] Of or pertaining to the Peloponnesus, or southern peninsula of Greece. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of the Peloponnesus. [ 1913 Webster ]