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Syros

American  
[sahy-ros, -rohs, see-raws] / ˈsaɪ rɒs, -roʊs, ˈsi rɔs /
Or Síros

noun

  1. an island in the Aegean Sea, off the SE coast of Greece, the largest island in the Cyclades group. 32 sq. mi. (84 sq. km).


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Other cruise operators, like Explora Journeys, steer travelers towards lesser-known ports such as Calvi in Corsica and Syros in Greece.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

The itinerary for our seven-day trip, “Treasures of the Greek Isles,” has six stops — from the popular islands of Mykonos and Santorini to less-visited Syros and Patmos.

From Washington Post Aug. 12, 2021

Instead it was ruled the trial – attended by the 27-year-old footballer’s father, Alan – would begin as planned on Syros, the capital of the Cycladic isles to which Mykonos belongs.

From The Guardian Aug. 25, 2020

Telson said she will leave her rescue in the care of volunteers this winter, when it shuts down for the season, and spend several months in Syros.

From Seattle Times Sep. 25, 2018

Further he had for his master Pherecydes, a native of the island of Syros and the first who dared throw off the shackles of verse and write in the free style of unfettered prose.

From The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura by Butler, Harold Edgeworth

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