Paros

[ pair-os; Greek pah-raws ]

/ ˈpɛər ɒs; Greek ˈpɑ rɔs /

noun

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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Examples from the Web for paros

Or does there exist in Paros or in Pentelicus such marble as this,—warm, rosy, and full of love?
Quo Vadis|Henryk Sienkiewicz
This morsel of Paros or Pentelic has to perform the office of a roller.
A History of Art in Chalda & Assyria, v. 1|Georges Perrot
He sailed to the island of Paros, besieged the capital, and demanded a tribute of one hundred talents.
Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15)|Charles Morris
On the plain of Marathn, we will not think either of Paros or of Chersonsos.
Studies of Travel - Greece|Edward A. Freeman

Finally Archilochus returned to Paros, and was killed in battle by a native of Naxos.
Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol I of 2)|John Addington Symonds

British Dictionary definitions for paros

Páros

/ (ˈpærɒs) /

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)

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