Samos

¹ American  

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

noun

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

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SAMOS ² American  

[sam-ohs] / ˈsæm oʊs /

noun

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

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Samos British  

/ 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)

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Etymology

Origin of SAMOS

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

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Nov. 25, 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

Separately Tuesday, 19 people were picked up from a dinghy that had lost steering northeast of the eastern Aegean island of Samos.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2023

A magnitude 7 earthquake near Samos, a Greek island in the Aegean Sea near Turkey’s coast, killed at least 24 people in Turkey and caused more casualties in Greece.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2023

In the year 540 B.C. or thereabouts, on the island of Samos, there came to power a tyrant named Polycrates.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan