Chios
Americannoun
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a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
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a seaport on and the capital of this island.
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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)
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a port on the island of Chios: in ancient times, one of the 12 Ionian city-states. Pop (municipality): 25 671 (2001).
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The list of islands -- all near the Turkish coast -- includes Rhodes, Chios and Kos.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
In Chios, the fire's front has stretched for dozens of kilometres, and with limited resources available, many residents have had to be evacuated by sea using coastguard and private vessels.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025
Also Monday, the coast guard said it had arrested a man suspected of ferrying 17 migrants across from Turkey and landing them on the eastern Aegean island of Chios.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
The Singapore-flagged cargo vessel Potentia with 19 crew members and the Vanuatu-flagged ship ANT with 13 crew collided in the eastern Aegean Sea nine miles north of Chios.
From Reuters ● Jun. 2, 2023
Hippocrates of Chios is included not because he wrote the first geometry textbook but because he engaged in trade.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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