Pronunciation: ' nak-s ə s, - ˌ säs
Function: geographical name
1 or Modern Greek Ná · xos \ ' näk- ˌ so ̇ s \ island Greece, largest of the Cyclades area 165 sq mi (427 sq km )
2 oldest Greek colony in Sicily; ruins SW of Taormina
Pronunciation: ' nak-s ə s, - ˌ säs
Function: geographical name
1 or Modern Greek Ná · xos \ ' näk- ˌ so ̇ s \ island Greece, largest of the Cyclades area 165 sq mi (427 sq km )
2 oldest Greek colony in Sicily; ruins SW of Taormina
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012