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Kos

Kos or Cos (English pronunciation: /kɒs/) (Greek: Κως, Greek pronunciation: [kos]) is a Greek island, part of the Dodecanese island chain in the southeastern Aegean Sea, off the Anatolian coast of Turkey. Kos is the third largest of the Dodecanese by area, after Rhodes and Karpathos; it has a population of 33,388 (2011 census), making it the second most populous of the Dodecanese, after Rhodes. The island measures 40 by 8 kilometres (25 by 5 miles), and is 4 km (2 miles) from the coast of the ancient region of Caria in Turkey. Administratively, Kos constitutes a municipality within the Kos regional unit, which is part of the South Aegean region. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Kos town.

Name

The name Kos (Greek: Κῶς, genitive Κῶ) is first attested in the Iliad, and has been in continuous use since. Other ancient names include Meropis, Cea, and Nymphaea.

In many Romance languages, Kos was formerly known as Stancho, Stanchio, or Stinco, and in Ottoman and modern Turkish it is known as İstanköy, all from the Greek expression εις την Κω 'to Kos';cf. the similar Stamboul and Stimpoli, Crete. Under the rule of the Knights Hospitaller of Rhodes, it was known as Lango or Langò, presumably because of its length. In The Travels of Sir John Mandeville, the author misunderstands this, and treats Lango and Kos as distinct islands.

Kos-

The Slavic word for "blackbird", kos (kosъ, кос) also appears in various toponyms:


  • Kosovo (toponym)
  • Kosovo, a partially recognized country in the Balkans.
  • Kosovo Polje
  • Kosin, a name of five villages in Poland
  • Kosiv, a city in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine
  • Kosov
  • Kosów Lacki, a town in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
  • Kosów, a name of three villages in Poland
  • Kosov, a place in Slovakia
  • Kosova Hora, a village in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
  • Kosovets
  • Kosovka
  • Kosovka, a place in Minsk Voblast, Belarus.
  • Kosivka, a village in Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine.
  • Kosivka, a village in Odessa Oblast, Ukraine.
  • Ákos

    Ákos is a Hungarian name. Today, it is mainly a masculine given name.

    It may refer to:

    Middle Ages

  • Ákos (genus), a medieval Hungarian clan
  • Ákos (chronicler) (d. after 1273)
  • Ernye Ákos (d. after 1275)
  • Given name

  • Ákos Kovács (radiologist), Hungarian radiologist
  • Ákos Kovács (singer), Hungarian singer
  • Ákos Buzsáky, Hungarian footballer
  • Ákos Ráthonyi, film director and screenwriter
  • Ákos Elek, Hungarian footballer
  • Ákos Vereckei, sprint canoer
  • See also

  • Ákos, the Hungarian name for Acâș, a commune in Satu Mare County, Romania
  • Ákosfalva, the Hungarian name for Acățari, a commune in Mureş County, Romania
  • Hypnotised

    Hypnotised is a 1980 album released by The Undertones. The album, the second of four released by the band, was recorded at Wisseloord Studios in the Netherlands in December 1979 and at Eden Studios in London in January 1980. The LP was released in April 1980, reaching number 6 in the UK Albums Charts and making Hypnotised the highest charting album of their career.

    The original release of Hypnotised included two singles: "My Perfect Cousin", which was released on 28 March, 1980 and reached number 9 in the charts; and "Wednesday Week", released on 5 July, 1980 and which charted at number 11 in August of that year.

    Hypnotised was listed in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die a poll selected and written by 90 leading international music critics.

    Track listing

    * "Under The Boardwalk" was a cover of The Drifters' 1964 hit.

    Personnel

  • Feargal Sharkey - lead vocals
  • John O'Neill - guitar and vocals
  • Damian O'Neill - guitar, keyboards and vocals
  • Michael Bradley - bass and vocals
  • Billy Doherty - drums
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