Khios


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Khíos

(ˈçiɔs)
n
(Placename) a transliteration of the Modern Greek name for Chios
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Chi•os

(ˈkaɪ ɒs, -oʊs, ˈki-)

n.
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 53,942; 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
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Noun 1. [画像:Khios - an island in the Aegean Sea off the west coast of Turkey]Khios - an island in the Aegean Sea off the west coast of Turkey; belongs to Greece
Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
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