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Definition of Khios
1. Noun. An island in the Aegean Sea off the west coast of Turkey; belongs to Greece.
Group relationships: Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic
Generic synonyms: Aegean Island
Derivative terms: Chian
Definition of Khios
1. Proper noun. (alternative spelling of Chios) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Khios
Literary usage of Khios
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cruising the Mediterranean: A Guide to the Ports of Call by Larry H. Ludmer (2007)
"Located near the Turkish coast, Khios is a major production center of wine and
olives. Its historic sites range from 1 1th-century buildings of the Seljuk ..."
2. Pen and Pencil in Asia Minor; Or, Notes from the Levant. by William Cochran (1887)
"Khios, sometimes written Chios, and as often Scio, is allowed to be one of the most
... ISLAND OF Khios. The two islands just named form the sentinels, ..."
3. An Universal History: From the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time by George Sale, George Psalmanazar, Archibald Bower, George Shelvocke, John Campbell, John Swinton (1759)
"Hs was fo calfed as be- Khios, he was made captain of ing at fea. Cant. a galley;
and, when the Sol- (I) Next to ..."
4. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1893)
"Tees Bay 2567 1645 Khios Island and Strait \ New chart. ... of Khios and 1523
Gulf of Smyrna .. / Gulf of Smyrna 1645 286 Plan of Canada Bay Í New chart. ..."
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