Skíros


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Skí·ros

also Sky·ros or Scy·ros  (skī′rəs, skē′rôs)
An island of eastern Greece in the Aegean Sea northeast of Euboea. Occupied by Athenians in the fifth century bc, it is the largest of the Northern Sporades Islands.
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Skíros

(ˈskirɔs)
n
(Placename) transliteration of the Modern Greek name for Skyros
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Skí•ros

or Sky•ros

(ˈskaɪ rɒs, -roʊs; Gk. ˈski rɔs)
n.
a Greek island in the W Aegean: the largest island of the Northern Sporades. 81 sq. mi. (210 sq. km).
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