
1) Aegean island 2) Archipelago of Greece 3) Greek island group
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The (Northern) Sporades (z; Βόρειες Σποράδες) are an archipelago along the east coast of Greece, northeast of the island of Euboea, in the Aegean Sea. They consists of 24 islands, four of which are permanently inhabited: Alonnisos, Skiathos, Skopelos and Skyros. They may also be referred to as the Thessalian Sporades (Θεσσαλι...
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[genus] Sporades is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species: ...
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• (n. pl.) Stars not included in any constellation; -- called also informed, or unformed, stars.
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group of Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, lying northeast of Euboea (Évvoia) island, including Skíathos, Skópelos, Skyros, and Alónnisos, as well as ...
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Spor'a·des noun plural [ Latin , from Greek
spora`des . Confer
Sporadic .]
(Astron.) Stars not included in any constellation; -- called also
informed , or
unformed , stars.
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