thasos

noun

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

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)