MOUNT ATHOS
Dictionary entry overview: What does Mount Athos mean? • MOUNT ATHOS (noun)
The noun MOUNT ATHOS has 1 sense:
1. an autonomous area in northeastern Greece that is the site of several Greek Orthodox monasteries founded in the tenth century
Familiarity information: MOUNT ATHOS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MOUNT ATHOS (noun)
Meaning:
An autonomous area in northeastern Greece that is the site of several Greek Orthodox monasteries founded in the tenth century
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Athos; Mount Athos
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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