Chios

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

noun

1. a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
2. a seaport on and the capital of this island.

Chios

/ ˈkiːɒs; -əʊs /

noun

1. 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)
2. a port on the island of Chios: in ancient times, one of the 12 Ionian city-states. Pop (municipality): 25 671 (2001).

Example Sentences

So the Rhodians, taking in tow some of their vessels, and having destroyed others by charging them, sailed away to Chios.

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Then answer, each and all, with one voice: 'He is a blind man, and dwells in rocky Chios: his lays are evermore supreme.'

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The captain was spared, and landed with Bacchus on the shores of Chios.

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In the island of Chios it was a religious custom to tear a man limb from limb by way of sacrifice to Dionusus.

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His share in the War of Independence is chiefly memorable because he provoked the massacre of Chios in 1822.

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