Thasos

American  

[thah-saws, they-sos, -sohs] / ˈθɑ sɔs, ˈθeɪ sɒs, -soʊs /

noun

1. a Greek island in the N Aegean. About 170 sq. mi. (440 sq. km).

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Thásos British  

/ ˈθæsɒs /

noun

1. a Greek island in the N Aegean: colonized by Greeks from Paros in the 7th century _bc as a gold-mining centre; under Turkish rule (1455–1912). Pop: 13 761 (2001). Area: 379 sq km (146 sq miles)

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Other Word Forms

• Thasian adjective

Example Sentences

Enticed by the new low prices, customers from other grocery chains quickly flocked to Whole Foods, according to a report by alternative data intelligence firm Thasos Group, which analyzed mobile phone location data.

From Salon

The clinical eye — exacting, dispassionate, free of superstition — came into being a little after 500 B.C. on the wealthy Greek island of Thasos, Lane Fox argues in “The Invention of Medicine.”

From New York Times

Phone and tech companies, such as data analytics group Thasos, have become a rich source of post-disaster data, able to track in real time the evacuation of different socio-economic groups with cellphone location data, for example.

From Washington Post

He spoke at length on the contradiction between the style of the sculpture and the fact that the marble from which it was carved came from Thasos.

From Literature

The statue was made of dolomite marble from the ancient Cape Vathy quarry on the island of Thasos, Margolis concluded, and the surface of the statue was covered in a thin layer of calcite—which was significant, Margolis told the Getty, because dolomite can turn into calcite only over the course of hundreds, if not thousands, of years.

From Literature