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kos (kōs)

noun pl. kos

in India, a unit of linear measure varying from 1.5 to 3 miles

Etymology: Hindi < Sans krósa-, lit., a shout (hence, lit., shouting distance) < IE *korau- < base *ker- > L corvus, raven

Kos definition

Kos (käs, kôs)

Greek island in the Dodecanese, off the SW coast of Turkey: c. 111 sq mi (287 sq km)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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