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Nov 27, 2009
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Chi•os



Pronunciation: (kī'os, -ōs, kē'-; Gk. khē'ôs), [key]
—n.
1. a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 53,942; 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
2. a seaport on and the capital of this island. 52,487. Greek, Khios.

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