Aegean Islands
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Example Sentences
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Then, the government in Athens announced that it would begin construction on new facilities for migrants on several of the Aegean Islands, including Lesbos — the least desirable outcome for everyone involved.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2022
Frequently outshone by the idyllic Aegean Islands, and overshadowed by the ancient glories of Athens, Greece’s second-largest city is hardly a household name.
From New York Times ● Aug. 23, 2018
Known as the Aegean Islands, most of these belong to Greece.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 23, 2015
His actual negotiating points with the EU for the past few months have been over relative trifles: reductions in the value-added tax percentages of certain Aegean Islands, changes in the retirement age of state-sector employees.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2015
And so we came to Mudros, threading a placid way between the deceitful Aegean Islands.
From The Secret Battle by A. P. Herbert
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