MOUNT ATHOS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An autonomous area in northeastern Greece that is the site of several Greek Orthodox monasteries founded in the tenth century

Synonyms:

Athos; Mount Athos

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

district; dominion; territorial dominion; territory (a region marked off for administrative or other purposes)

Holonyms ("Mount Athos" is a part of...):

Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)

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