island of Greece in the N Aegean: 146 sq mi (378 sq km)
See Thasos in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(thāˈsŏsˌ, thäˈsôs)
An island of northeast Greece in the northern Aegean Sea. It was colonized by Phoenicians and later ruled by Athens, Rome, Byzantium, and Turkey. The island was ceded to Greece in 1913.