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  Paros

  noun

  a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
• Páros
  Páros

  noun

  a Greek island in the S Aegean Sea, in the Cyclades: site of the discovery (1627) of the Parian Chronicle, a marble tablet outlining Greek history from before 1000 _bc to about 354 _bc (now at Oxford University). Pop: 12 853 (2001). Area: 166 sq km (64 sq miles)

Paros

American  

[pair-os, pah-raws] / ˈpɛər ɒs, ˈpɑ rɔs /

noun

1. a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).

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Páros British  

/ ˈpærɒs /

noun

1. a Greek island in the S Aegean Sea, in the Cyclades: site of the discovery (1627) of the Parian Chronicle, a marble tablet outlining Greek history from before 1000 _bc to about 354 _bc (now at Oxford University). Pop: 12 853 (2001). Area: 166 sq km (64 sq miles)

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Paros

Since then, strict protocols were put in place to forbid ships from sailing in dangerous conditions, according to Spyridon Roussos, a political scientist and ferry specialist from Paros.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Earlier this week, fires on the islands of Crete and Paros affected another 6,000 hectares according to meteo.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

Wildfires have also broken out in Greece, on the island of Paros in the Aegean Sea and the southern town of Trifylia on the Greek mainland.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

A strikingly original thinker, Xenophanes knew that fossilized marine organisms had been found on Mediterranean islands like Malta, south of Italy, and Paros, near Athens.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2023

Paros is a large and important island situated near the center of the southern portion of the Ægean Sea.

From Darius the Great Makers of History by Jacob Abbott