Eu·boe·a (y -b   ) also Ev·voia ( vyä) An island of central Greece in the Aegean Sea east of the mainland. It was settled by Ionian and Thracian colonists and was later controlled by Athens, Rome, Byzantium, Venice, and Turkey before becoming part of Greece in 1830. |
Euboea [juːˈbɪə]
n
(Placename) an island in the W Aegean Sea: the largest island after Crete of the Greek archipelago; linked with the mainland by a bridge across the Euripus channel. Capital: Chalcis. Pop.: 188 400 (latest est.). Area: 3908 sq. km (1509 sq. miles) Modern Greek name Évvoia Former English name Negropont
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