Euboea

[yoo-bee-uh]

noun

1. a Greek island in the W Aegean Sea. 1,586 sq. mi. (4,110 sq. km). Chalcis.

Euboea

/ juːˈbɪə /

noun

1. Former English name: Negropont. Modern Greek name: Évvoia. an island in the W Aegean Sea: the largest island after Crete of the Greek archipelago; linked with the mainland by a bridge across the Euripus channel. Capital: Chalcis. Pop: 198 130 (2001). Area: 3908 sq km (1509 sq miles)

Other Word Forms

• Euboean adjective
• Euboic adjective

Example Sentences

Fires on Evia, Greece’s second biggest island, are scattered from one end on the Gulf of Euboea across to the other, facing the Aegean Sea.

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The photo, found in the Getty Images archives, was taken by photographer Wassilis Aswestopoulos, who shot it from the Grecian island of Euboea on Aug. 14, 2017.

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Samantha Jo, who stars as the Amazon Euboea, shared a lengthy response to the controversy on Twitter.

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In 1964, a Greek and Swiss team began digging at the Eretria site on the island of Euboea, which "other archaeologists had been excavating in vain since the 19th century", Greece's ERT public broadcaster reports.

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The sole person who took a different take on the feminist designation was Canadian martial artist and stuntwoman Samantha Jo, who plays Euboea in the film.

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