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Scio

Scio proper noun: synonym of Chios.

Proper noun

Scio

  1. (dated) Synonym of Chios.
    • CHIO, Chios, Xio, or Scio, an Aſiatic iſland, lying near the coaſt of Ionia, in Natolia or Leſſer Aſia, about one hundred miles weſt of Smyrna. It is called by the Turks Sakiſaduci, and is about one hundred miles in circumference; being chiefly inhabited by Chriſtians of the Greek church, who are...1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 192
    Synonyms:
    Chios

Synonyms of Scio

Origin of Scio

From Genovese Italian Scio.

Words formed from Scio

Questions about Scio

What does Scio mean?
Scio means synonym of Chios.
What part of speech is Scio?
Scio is a proper noun.

Words near Scio in the dictionary

  1. scintiscanners
  2. scintiscanning
  3. scintiscans
  4. Scinto
  5. Scintos
  6. Scio
  7. Scio turpentine
  8. scio-
  9. sciograph
  10. sciographed
  11. sciographic

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