Mount Athos

Definitions of Mount Athos
  1. noun
    an autonomous area in northeastern Greece that is the site of several Greek Orthodox monasteries founded in the tenth century
    synonyms: Athos
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    district, dominion, territorial dominion, territory
    a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
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