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Samos

¹ American

[sey-mos, sam-ohs, sah-maws] / ˈseɪ mɒs, ˈsæm oʊs, ˈsɑ mɔs /

noun

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

SAMOS ² American

[sam-ohs] / ˈsæm oʊs /

noun

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

Samos British

/ ˈseɪmɒs /

noun

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)

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Etymology

Origin of SAMOS

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

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2024

Two other boats arrived on Samos on Saturday, the coast guard said, one carrying 35 people and one with 21 people.

From Washington Times • Aug. 28, 2023

The 18 survivors were being transported to Samos.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023

On Monday, four migrants were rescued near the eastern Aegean island of Samos, close to Turkey, after their inflatable dinghy capsized.

From Reuters • Nov. 2, 2022

Then, 2,500 years ago, there was a glorious awakening in Ionia: on Samos and the other nearby Greek colonies that grew up among the islands and inlets of the busy eastern Aegean Sea.'

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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