"Naxos" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Ancient Greek Νάξος (Náxos). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|Νάξος}} Ancient Greek Νάξος (Náxos) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Naxos
  1. An island in the central Cyclades.
    Sense id: en-Naxos-en-name-GZYPgPFP Categories (other): Islands, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Inuktitut translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Inuktitut translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 81 19
  2. A town in Greece located on a homonymous island. Categories (place): Places in Greece, Towns in Greece Translations (a town in Greece): Νάξος (Náxos) [neuter] (Greek), Naxos [feminine] (Latin), Naxos [feminine] (Portuguese) Translations (an island in Greece): Νάξος (Náxos) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Նաքսոս (Nakʻsos) (Armenian), Наксос (Naksos) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Νάξος (Náxos) [neuter] (Greek), ᓇᒃᓱᔅ (naksos) (Inuktitut), Nasso [feminine] (Italian), Naxos [feminine] (Latin), نقشه (Nakşa) (Ottoman Turkish), Naxos [feminine] (Portuguese), Nakşa (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Naxos-en-name-f9NvO24R Disambiguation of 'a town in Greece': 3 97 Disambiguation of 'an island in Greece': 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Naxiot, Naxos disease, Naxos syndrome
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