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Greek island group
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sporades
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context astronomy English) star not included in any constellation.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
The ( Northern ) Sporades (; ) are an archipelago along the east coast of Greece , northeast of the island of Euboea , in the Aegean Sea . They consists of 24 islands, four of which are permanently inhabited: Alonnisos , Skiathos , Skopelos and Skyros . ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sporades \Spor"a*des\ (sp[o^]r"[.a]*d[=e]z), n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. spora`des. Cf. Sporadic .] (Astron.) Stars not included in any constellation; -- called also informed, or unformed, stars.