Thasos

[ thah-saws; English they-sos, -sohs ]

/ ˈθɑ sɔs; English ˈθeɪ sɒs, -soʊs /

noun

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

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Tha·si·an

[they-shee-uh n, -shuh n, -see-uh n] /ˈθeɪ ʃi ən, -ʃən, -si ən/, adjective, noun

Example sentences from the Web for thasos

From Thasos he might easily have invaded Macedonia and inflicted great damage upon that country, but he refrained from doing so.

Plutarch's Lives, Volume II |Aubrey Stewart & George Long
An Athenian force must be stationed in the north, at Lemnos or Thasos.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 |Various
The siege of Thasos still continued, and the besieged took the precaution to send to Sparta for assistance.

Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Kavala is built on a promontory stretching south into the bay, and opposite the island of Thasos.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6 |Various

The Athenians in this way set Thucydides, the famous historian, over the mines of Thasos.

De Re Metallica |Georgius Agricola

British Dictionary definitions for thasos

Thásos

/ (ˈθæsɒs) /

noun

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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