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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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Example Sentences

On Paros, which has also experienced a real estate frenzy for several years, 459 building permits were granted over the same period, and on Santorini, 461.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Schools on Santorini - and other neighbouring islands including Anafi, Paros, Naxos and Mykonos - will remain closed until Friday, when authorities will make a decision about when they can re-open.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025

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

The protests, dubbed by media the 'Towel Movement', have quickly spread from Paros to the nearby island of Naxos and to other holiday spots at the north and the south of the country.

From Reuters • Aug. 10, 2023

The style and material of this work, and the place of its discovery, give good grounds for thinking that it is a fragment of the famous statue of Nemesis by Agoracritos of Paros.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.