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Aegina

Aegina

1 8.2
An island near the coast of Greece in the Saronic Gulf
  • proper noun
translation icon : Egina
  • Many tourists flock to Aegina to taste its famous pistachios and enjoy its picturesque landscapes.

Examples

  • During my visit to Greece, I explored the ancient ruins on Aegina and enjoyed the local cuisine.

  • They can expect to explore numerous museums, monasteries, and various historical sites in and around Athens, Tiryns, Mycenae, Eleusis, Daphni, Delphi, Aegina, and Sounion.

    Blog text (29)

  • It includes Athens, old enemy, the island of Aegina, which sits in the Cerronic Gulf right opposite.

  • We want you to leave Aegina autonomous as you're supposed to, and we want you to withdraw the Megarian decree.

  • It is far easier for me to trace our movement in these historic times than in the millennia that preceded them, if only by the names of the people my son worked with: Aetios, Paul of Aegina, Alexander of Tralles.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • If this figure is Diogenes, then the old man walking behind him could be Onesicritus of Aegina with his two sons, Androsthenes and Philiscus (who recorded some of Diogenes' sayings).

    Academic text (1995)

  • The island of Aegina is known for its beautiful beaches and rich history.

Synonyms

Aigina
vsAegina
8.8

An island near Athens in Greece

focuses on being near the Greek coast rather than political belonging

Compounds

Gulf of Aegina
6.7

A part of the Aegean Sea between the Attica coast and the island of Aegina

Surface Forms

Aegina main

Etymology

Aegina comes from the old Greek name Aigina, and stories link it to the nymph Aegina or to the Greek word aix meaning 'goat'. So you can remember Aegina as a small Greek island with a name from myth, even as 'goat island', which helps explain why it sounds ancient and Greek.