Andros
Americannoun
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Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
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the largest island in the Bahamas, in the W part of the group. 1,600 sq. mi. (4,144 sq. km).
noun
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an island in the Aegean Sea, the northernmost of the Cyclades: long famous for wine. Capital: Andros. Pop: 10 009 (2001). Area: about 311 sq km (120 sq miles)
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an island in the N Caribbean, the largest of the Bahamas. Pop: 7686 (2000). Area: 4144 sq km (1600 sq miles)
Example Sentences
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Fires on Paros and Andros, scattered across the Aegean.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Fires were also burning on the islands of Paros, Kalymnos and Andros in Aegean sea but "the situation is better", according to the fire service.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
“Who was the first author you encountered to do something different on the page?” asked the teacher, Clarke E. Andros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Selecting a Thanksgiving day was a royal prerogative, he declared, accorded solely to him as the representative of the Catholic King James II. Andros named Dec. 1 as Thanksgiving Day for all New England.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
There was a sort of magnificence about him, even without the fine uniform that made Governor Andros so splendid.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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