Thasos

American  

[thah-saws, they-sos, -sohs] / ˈθɑ sɔs, ˈθeɪ sɒs, -soʊs /

noun

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

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Thásos British  

/ ˈθæsɒs /

noun

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• Thasian adjective

Example Sentences

Enticed by the new low prices, customers from other grocery chains quickly flocked to Whole Foods, according to a report by alternative data intelligence firm Thasos Group, which analyzed mobile phone location data.

From Salon

The clinical eye — exacting, dispassionate, free of superstition — came into being a little after 500 B.C. on the wealthy Greek island of Thasos, Lane Fox argues in “The Invention of Medicine.”

From New York Times

Phone and tech companies, such as data analytics group Thasos, have become a rich source of post-disaster data, able to track in real time the evacuation of different socio-economic groups with cellphone location data, for example.

From Washington Post

Thasos is at the vanguard of companies trying to help traders get ahead of stock moves like that using so-called alternative data.

From The Wall Street Journal

Thasos’s specialty is spewing out of your smartphone.

From The Wall Street Journal