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chalcis

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Chal⋅cis

  [kal-sis; Gk. khahl-kees]
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–noun
a city on Euboea, in SE Greece. 36,300.

Eu⋅boe⋅a

  [yoo-bee-uh]
–noun
a Greek island in the W Aegean Sea. 165,369; 1586 sq. mi. (4110 sq. km). Capital: Chalcis.
Also called Negropont.
Modern Greek, Evvoia.

Related forms:
Eu⋅boe⋅an, adjective, noun
Eu⋅bo⋅ic  [yoo-boh-ik] , adjective
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Chal·cis   (kāl'sĭs)   
An ancient city of southeast Greece on the western coast of Euboea. It was a prosperous trading center after the eighth century B.C., establishing outposts in Italy, Syria, Sicily, and mainland Greece.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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