Samos

¹ American  

[sey-mos, sam-ohs, sah-maws] / ˈseɪ mɒs, ˈsæm oʊs, ˈsɑ mɔs /

noun

1. a Greek island in the E Aegean. 194 sq. mi. (502 sq. km).

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SAMOS ² American  

[sam-ohs] / ˈsæm oʊs /

noun

1. one of a series of U.S. reconnaissance satellites.

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Samos British  

/ ˈseɪmɒs /

noun

1. a Greek island in the E Aegean Sea, off the SW coast of Turkey: a leading commercial centre of ancient Greece. Pop: 33 809 (2001). Area: 492 sq km (190 sq miles)

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Etymology

Origin of SAMOS

s(atellite) a(nti)m(issile) o(bservation) s(ystem)

Example Sentences

Samos is just off the Turkish coast and has long been a regular destination for migrants trying to reach European soil.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2024

The coast guard also said that 53 migrants crossing from the nearby Turkish coast in small boats were picked up in two incidents off the eastern island of Samos on Thursday.

From Washington Times • Aug. 4, 2023

A magnitude 7 earthquake near Samos, a Greek island in the Aegean Sea near Turkey’s coast, killed at least 24 people in Turkey and caused more casualties in Greece.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2023

Turkish media reports quoted security officials as saying 23 of the armored vehicles were sent to Lesbos and 18 others were sent to Samos.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2022

Then, 2,500 years ago, there was a glorious awakening in Ionia: on Samos and the other nearby Greek colonies that grew up among the islands and inlets of the busy eastern Aegean Sea.'

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan