"Kos" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Cos [alternative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Κῶς (Kôs) and modern Greek Κως (Kos). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|Κῶς}} Ancient Greek Κῶς (Kôs), {{bor|en|el|Κως}} Greek Κως (Kos) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kos
  1. An island of the Dodecanese, Greece. Categories (place): Places in Greece Translations (island): Κῶς (Kôs) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), كُوس (kūs) [feminine] (Arabic), كوس (kōs) [Hijazi-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), Cos (French), Κως (Kos) (Greek), Coo (Italian), コス島 (kosu-tō) (Japanese), Cōs (Latin), Cous (Latin), Coos (Latin), استانكوی (istanköy) (Ottoman Turkish), Kos [neuter] (Polish), Cós (Portuguese), Кос (Kos) [masculine] (Russian), İstanköy (Turkish)

Alternative forms

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