Pilos

American

[pee-laws] / ˈpi lɔs /

noun

Greek name of Navarino.

Pílos British

/ ˈpilɔs /

noun

transliteration of the Modern Greek name for Pylos

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Last week, Nikos Pilos, a photojournalist, was arrested while covering a police action in that city.

From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2022

Series four carries them from Turkey to Ithaca, via Lesbos, Pilos, Athens and Hydra, a loose recreation of Odysseus’s journey home following the fall of Troy.

From The Guardian • Feb. 15, 2020

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