Peraia

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Peraia, and Peraea or Peræa (from Ancient Greek: ἡ περαία, hē peraia, "land across") in the Classical Antiquity referred to "a community's territory lying 'opposite', predominantly (but not exclusively) a mainland possession of an island state" (Karl-Wilhelm Welwei).[1] Notable examples include:

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Welwei, Karl-Wilhelm. "Peraia". Brill’s New Pauly. Brill Online, 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2016.

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