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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

And simple things, like a grandmother inviting inside to see her home on Syros, or sifting through the magical creations of Kostas Boukouras on 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

The trio joined two cats the couple had brought to Syros when they moved from Denmark, Joan’s native country, and the Bowells viewed it as a mere expansion of their two-person family.

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 Harold Edgeworth Butler

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