Athos

UK: /ˈæθɒs/ US: (ath′ōs, ā′thos; Gk. ä′thôs)

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Ath•os  (ath′ōs, ā′thos; Gk. ä′thôs), n. 

Mount:
1. Place Names the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 1713;
   131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km);
   ab. 35 mi. (56 km) long.
2. Place Names a headland on this peninsula. 6350 ft. (1935 m) long.

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Athos / ˈæθɒs ˈeɪ-/ noun

1. Mount Athos ⇒ a mountainous peninsula in NE Greece: location of the Monastic Republic of Mount Athos, an autonomous administrative division of Greece since 1927; inhabited by Eastern Orthodox monks in about 20 monasteries, some founded in the 10th century; prohibited to women and children. Pop: 1942 (2001)