Samos

¹

[sey-mos, sam-ohs, sah-maws]

noun

1. a Greek island in the E Aegean. 194 sq. mi. (502 sq. km).

SAMOS

²

[sam-ohs]

noun

1. one of a series of U.S. reconnaissance satellites.

Samos

/ ˈseɪmɒs /

noun

1. a Greek island in the E Aegean Sea, off the SW coast of Turkey: a leading commercial centre of ancient Greece. Pop: 33 809 (2001). Area: 492 sq km (190 sq miles)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Samos¹

s(atellite) a(nti)m(issile) o(bservation) s(ystem)

Example Sentences

Last month eight people, including six children, were recovered after a migrant boat sank off the Greek island of Samos.

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The bodies of at least eight people, including six children, have been recovered after a migrant boat sank off the Greek island of Samos, the coastguard has said.

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Samos is just off the Turkish coast and has long been a regular destination for migrants trying to reach European soil.

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Just a few weeks ago, the then Home Secretary Suella Braverman - before being sacked - visited the Greek island of Samos, and said the UK had "a lot to learn" from the country on dealing with illegal immigration.

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In a report citing testimonies of its patients on the islands of Lesbos and Samos, MSF said asylum-seekers faced "physical violence, including being beaten, handcuffed, strip-searched, having their possessions confiscated, and forcibly sent back to sea."

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