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CHIOS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Chios mean?
• CHIOS (noun)
The noun CHIOS has 1 sense:
1. an island in the Aegean Sea off the west coast of Turkey; belongs to Greece
Familiarity information: CHIOS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An island in the Aegean Sea off the west coast of Turkey; belongs to Greece
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Chios; Khios
Instance hypernyms:
Aegean island (an island in the Aegean Sea)
Holonyms ("Chios" is a part of...):
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)
Derivation:
Chian (of or relating to Chios)
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