Ikaria

geographical name

Ika·ria ˌē-kä-ˈrē-ä

variants or Nikaria

ˌnē-kä-ˈrē-ä

or ancient Icaria

ī-ˈka-rē-ə

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island of Greece in the Southern Sporades west-southwest of Samos area 99 square miles (257 square kilometers)

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