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Chios

/ˈkiː.ɒs/US/ˈki.ɑs/

Chios proper noun: one of the Aegean islands of Greece.

Proper noun

Chios

  1. One of the Aegean islands of Greece.
  2. The capital of the island of Chios, Greece.
  3. A domestic sheep breed commonly accepted to be originated on the Greek island of Chios.

Synonyms of Chios

  • Chora

Forms of Chios

alternative formKhios
alternative formChio
alternative formScio
alternative formXio

Origin of Chios

From Latin Chios, from Ancient Greek Χίος (Khíos).

Words formed from Chios

Questions about Chios

What does Chios mean?
Chios means one of the Aegean islands of Greece.
What part of speech is Chios?
Chios is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Chios?
Chios is pronounced /ˈki.ɑs/ (US).

Words near Chios in the dictionary

  1. chionophobes
  2. chionophobia
  3. chionophobous
  4. chioppine
  5. chioppines
  6. Chios
  7. Chiot
  8. Chiots
  9. Chiou
  10. Chious
  11. Chiozzo

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Chios (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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