Chios

[kahy-os, -ohs, kee-, khee-aws]

noun

1. a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).

2. a seaport on and the capital of this island.

Chios

/ ˈkiːɒs, -əʊs /

noun

1. an island in the Aegean Sea, off the coast of Turkey: belongs to Greece. Capital: Chios. Pop: 51 936 (2001). Area: 904 sq km (353 sq miles)

2. a port on the island of Chios: in ancient times, one of the 12 Ionian city-states. Pop (municipality): 25 671 (2001).

Example Sentences

In Greece, wildfires have been burning for a third consecutive day, with the most dangerous fronts on the island of Chios and in the Achaia region of the Peloponnese.

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Elsewhere in Greece, dozens of people were rescued by coastguards as fires inched towards beaches on the islands of Zante and Chios.

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Earlier this week thousands of hectares were torched on Chios, Greece's fifth-largest island.

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A state of emergency has been declared on the Greek island of Chios where five separate wildfires are burning and being fanned by strong winds.

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Throughout the annual 'rocket war', Easter mass continues inside the churches on the island of Chios.

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