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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On paper the Magpies also looked relatively strong in the 2015-16 campaign, with Aleksandar Mitrovic, Georginio Wijnaldum and Andros Townsend in their ranks.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
Andros immediately sought to annul the move on grounds that only he had the authority to name a thanksgiving day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
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
As former England winger Andros Townsend put it on Dazn: "Al-Hilal have shocked the world."
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025
“Governor Andros was appointed by King James. Massachusetts has recognized that.”
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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