An industrial port in the north-western Peloponnese, on the Gulf of Patras; population 167,400 (est. 2009). It was the site in 1821 of the outbreak of the Greek war of independence. Greek name Pátrai /ˈpatrɛ/.
Definition of Patras in US English:
Patras
proper nounˈpatrəs
An industrial port in the northwestern Peloponnese, on the Gulf of Patras; population 167,400 (est. 2009). It was the site in 1821 of the outbreak of the Greek war of independence. Greek name Pátrai.