Chios

[ kahy-os, -ohs, kee-; Greek khee-aws ]

/ ˈkaɪ ɒs, -oʊs, ˈki-; Greek ˈxi ɔs /

noun

a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).

a seaport on and the capital of this island.

Greek Khios.

Words nearby Chios

chintzy, chin-up, chinwag, Chioggia, chionodoxa, Chios, chip, chip and dip, chip and PIN, chi particle, chip-based

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Example sentences from the Web for Chios

Yes, if she were doomed, she would be damned beneath the shelter of Chios.
Saronia|Richard Short
A blind man is he, and he dwells in p. 113rocky Chios; his songs will ever have the mastery, ay, in all time to come.
The Homeric Hymns|Andrew Lang
He drove the king's party also out of Chios, and he gave the people of Kolophon freedom by seizing Epigonus, their tyrant.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume II|Aubrey Stewart & George Long
As the crowd dispersed Chios joined Nika and her friends, and was greeted with a covert sneer.
Saronia|Richard Short

Scymnus of Chios mentions both the Phocæi and Cumæi as its founders.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume I (of 3)|Strabo

British Dictionary definitions for Chios

Chios

/ (ˈkiːɒs, -əʊs) /

noun

an island in the Aegean Sea, off the coast of Turkey: belongs to Greece. Capital: Chios. Pop: 51 936 (2001). Area: 904 sq km (353 sq miles)

a port on the island of Chios: in ancient times, one of the 12 Ionian city-states. Pop (municipality): 25 671 (2001).

Modern Greek name: Khíos

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	chios
释义	Chios [ kahy-os, -ohs, kee-; Greek khee-aws ] / ˈkaɪ ɒs, -oʊs, ˈki-; Greek ˈxi ɔs / noun a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km). a seaport on and the capital of this island. Greek Khios. Words nearby Chios chintzy, chin-up, chinwag, Chioggia, chionodoxa, Chios, chip, chip and dip, chip and PIN, chi particle, chip-based Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Chios Yes, if she were doomed, she would be damned beneath the shelter of Chios. Saronia\|Richard Short A blind man is he, and he dwells in p. 113rocky Chios; his songs will ever have the mastery, ay, in all time to come. The Homeric Hymns\|Andrew Lang He drove the king's party also out of Chios, and he gave the people of Kolophon freedom by seizing Epigonus, their tyrant. Plutarch's Lives, Volume II\|Aubrey Stewart & George Long As the crowd dispersed Chios joined Nika and her friends, and was greeted with a covert sneer. Saronia\|Richard Short Scymnus of Chios mentions both the Phocæi and Cumæi as its founders. The Geography of Strabo, Volume I (of 3)\|Strabo British Dictionary definitions for Chios Chios / (ˈkiːɒs, -əʊs) / noun an island in the Aegean Sea, off the coast of Turkey: belongs to Greece. Capital: Chios. Pop: 51 936 (2001). Area: 904 sq km (353 sq miles) a port on the island of Chios: in ancient times, one of the 12 Ionian city-states. Pop (municipality): 25 671 (2001). Modern Greek name: Khíos Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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