Khios
Americannoun
noun
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On Dec. 19, a wooden boat carrying 62 migrants capsized off the Greek island of Khios, and a 2-year-old Iraqi boy drowned.
From New York Times
The migrants were apparently hoping to make it to the island of Khios from the resort of Cesme despite bad weather.
From US News
While other Greek islands, like Kos and Khios, are also close to Turkey, the waters around Lesbos are relatively calm, making the crossing easier.
From New York Times
First he tried to live among mortals as a huntsman for the king of Khios.
From Literature
Accordingly the Turks refused to recognize the award of the powers, and demanded the re-establishment of Ottoman sovereignty in Mitylini and Khios, under guarantee of an autonomy after the precedent of Krete and Samos.
From Project Gutenberg
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