Skyros

or Skí·ros, Scy·ros

[ skahy-ros, -rohs; Greek skee-raws ]

noun
  1. a Greek island in the W Aegean: the largest island of the Northern Sporades. 81 sq. mi. (210 sq. km).

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How to use Skyros in a sentence

  • The merchants escaped from prison, and laid a complaint against the people of Skyros before the Amphiktyonic council.

    Plutarch's Lives, Volume II | Aubrey Stewart & George Long
  • Kimon also led a colony to Skyros, which island was taken by Kimon on the following pretext.

    Plutarch's Lives, Volume II | Aubrey Stewart & George Long
  • Now of this reef lying exactly in the middle of the fairway they were informed by Pammon of Skyros.

  • He could have no lovelier one than Skyros, and no quieter resting place.

    Shandygaff | Christopher Morley
  • I brought him from Skyros, myself, in a ship to Troy, and placed him in the Greek army.

British Dictionary definitions for Skyros

Skyros

Scyros

/ (ˈskiːrɒs) /


noun
  1. a Greek island in the Aegean, the largest island in the N Sporades. Pop: 2602 (2001). Area: 199 sq km (77 sq miles): Modern Greek name: Skíros

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