Naxos

American  

[nak-sos, -sohs, -suhs, nah-ksaws] / ˈnæk sɒs, -soʊs, -səs, ˈnɑ ksɔs /

noun

1. a Greek island in the S Aegean: the largest of the Cyclades group. 169 sq. mi. (438 sq. km).

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Naxos British  

/ ˈnæksɒs /

noun

1. a Greek island in the S Aegean, the largest of the Cyclades: ancient centre of the worship of Dionysius. Pop: 18 188 (2001). Area: 438 sq km (169 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Davidsen excels in repertoire — mostly Wagner and Strauss — somewhere between the achingly human and the otherworldly: the saintly Elisabeth in “Tannhäuser,” the mythical title character in “Ariadne auf Naxos,” the forlorn Sieglinde in “Die Walküre.”

From New York Times

More relaxed passages had the poised intimacy of Strauss’s salon-style opera “Ariadne auf Naxos.”

From New York Times

This year, well over 2,000 torch bearers joined the parade, dancing to the beat of drums along the maze of the narrow streets in old town Naxos to a central square where a scarecrow was burned.

From Seattle Times

In other parts of Naxos and mainland Greece, young men wearing cow bells and carrying a phallic symbol — a common feature of ancient rites celebrating spring — danced their way to village squares on Sunday.

From Seattle Times

On the island of Naxos, which hosts some of the most colorful Carnival events in Greece, the number of young people taking part soared this year.

From Seattle Times