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  • n  a port city in western Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese on an inlet of the Ionian Sea; was a major trade center from the 5th century BC to the 3rd century BC; commercial importance revived during the Middle Ages
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    The sun sets behind the 560-meter Charilaos Trikoupis bridge in near the city of Patras in Southern Greece on Friday Sept. 27, 2013. The bridge connecting the Greek mainland to the Peloponnese area was opened in 2004, shortly before the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
    Sept. 28, 2013 - Stamford Advocate
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  • Thomas Hammarberg in International Herald Tribune
    The Queen's message to the athletes has been engraved onto a miniature 18-carat gold leaf that is representative of the ancient Indian palm leaf patras. The embossing has been done by micro-calligraphy that uses modern laser technology. And the... Suresh Kalmadi http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suresh_Kalmadi&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNE__6gxyNWScC28-ibNGiRTH-IOMw Sify http://www.google.com/url?q=http://sify.com/news/Curtain-raiser-to-2010-CWG-to-be-launched-on-Oct-29-news-jkxs4ghjdjf.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEE4eVc2ezn--I_DrBpBnQjToGOCQ Oct 23, 2009 72760 97331 patras There are real problems in Patras," Hammarberg said in an interview by telephone. "Many families have been evicted without being given adequate notice or a real alternative."
  • Octavian Belu in Taipei Times
    In 2002, we didn't compete in Patras because we didn't have enough gymnasts. there were a lot of injuries,Romania coach Octavian Belu said.

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