Euboea

American  

[yoo-bee-uh] / yuˈbi ə /

noun

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

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Euboea British  

/ 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)

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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.

From Reuters • Aug. 7, 2021

When he felt even crosser than usual, he would drive away in his chariot to a palace under the waves, near the island of Euboea, and there let his rage cool.

From Time Magazine Archive

Here, besides the Ionian ware, of which mention has already been made, we find pottery of three Greek cities clearly defined, that of Corinth, that of Chalcis in Euboea, and that of Athens.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

In Attica also the aspiration which survived in the Ionic of Euboea and the Cyclades ceased by the end of the 5th century.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

BOEOTIA, a district of central Greece, stretching from Phocis and Locris in the W. and N. to Attica and Megaris in the S. between the strait of Euboea and the Corinthian Gulf.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various