Athos

American  

[ath-ohs, ay-thos, ah-thaws] / ˈæθ oʊs, ˈeɪ θɒs, ˈɑ θɔs /

noun

1. Mount Athos, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in northeastern Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.

2. a headland on this peninsula. 6,350 feet (1,935 meters) long.

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Athos British  

/ ˈæθɒs, ˈeɪ- /

noun

1. a mountainous peninsula in NE Greece: location of the Monastic Republic of Mount Athos, an autonomous administrative division of Greece since 1927; inhabited by Eastern Orthodox monks in about 20 monasteries, some founded in the 10th century; prohibited to women and children. Pop: 1942 (2001)

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Athos

The sperm used for fertilisation originated from the male Athos from the Zoo Salzburg in Hellbrunn, Austria.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2024

A red floor-to-ceiling panel by the sculptor Athos Bulcão, damaged when rioters flung green marbles at it, can be repaired, but restorers need a special clearance to work at the required height.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2023

And the manuscripts tell a story at odds with the traditional understanding in Greece of Ottoman depredations in the newly-conquered areas, through the confiscation of the Mount Athos monasteries’ rich real estate holdings.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2022

He was young when he began to study piano; soon enough, if he wasn’t joining his uncles to pray in the monasteries of Mount Athos, he was spending his Saturdays leading scratch ensembles at home.

From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2022

There were no female birds on Mount Athos, no female snakes, no female dogs or cats.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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