Delos

American  

[dee-los, del-ohs] / ˈdi lɒs, ˈdɛl oʊs /

noun

1. a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: site of an oracle of Apollo.

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Delos British  

/ ˈdiːlɒs /

noun

1. Modern Greek name: Dhílos.  a Greek island in the SW Aegean Sea, in the Cyclades: a commercial centre in ancient times; the legendary birthplace of Apollo and Artemis. Area: about 5 sq km (2 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

"Honestly, sometimes the smell is so strong that it can still seep through the N95 masks. It hurts our throat and heads," Delos Reyes told visiting AFP reporters on Thursday.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

In Germany, Microsoft recently expanded a deal with Delos Cloud—a subsidiary of SAP—to deliver the U.S. company’s services under its own ownership and control.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

Europe does have its own providers, such as France's OVHCloud, or Germany's Germany's T-Systems or Delos, in cloud computing.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2025

The island of Delos in the Aegean Sea became a massive human market in the second century BCE, where reportedly ten thousand people were bought and sold every day.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

It was called Delos and besides being of all islands the most insecure it was rocky and barren.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton