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.
noun
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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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In the Greek parliament on Wednesday, Immigration Minister Thanos Plevris said he trusted the account of the coastguards who were operating off Chios on Tuesday night.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
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
Orion, Chase remembered, was hired by the king of Chios to save his people from wild beasts terrorizing their island.
From Slate • Sep. 24, 2022
And nowhere are they more excessive than on the island of Chios, in the village of Vrontado, where two parishes throw a barrage of fireworks at each other.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2022
He was just a teenager when he left the Greek island of Chios, a few miles off the coast of Turkey.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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