Athos

American  

[ath-ohs, ey-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  

/ ˈeɪ-, ˈæθɒs /

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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Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily

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

“That says a lot. The Ottoman sultan himself ensured that the administrative system of Mount Athos was preserved and safeguarded,” he said.

From Seattle Times

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

When I visited the “Holy Mountain,” Mount Athos, in Greece, in 1986, the Russian monastery there was the largest and richest by far.

From Washington Post