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kos

Pronunciation: (kōs), [key]
—n.,
—pl. kos.
(in India)
a unit of land distance of various lengths from 1 to 3 mi. (1.6 to 4.8 km). Also,coss.

Kos

Pronunciation: (kos, kôs), [key]
—n.
one of the Greek Dodecanese Islands in the SE Aegean Sea, off the SW coast of Turkey. 16,650; 111 sq. mi. (287 sq. km). Also,Cos.Italian, Coo.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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