Chalcis

:This article is about the Greek city. For the ancient city in Syria of the same name, see Chalcis (Syria).

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Chalcis or Chalkida, Halkida, Halkis or Chalkis (Greek, Modern: ???????, Ancient/Katharevousa: -is), the chief town of the island of Euboea in Greece, situated on the strait of the Euripus at its narrowest point. The name is preserved from antiquity and is derived from the Greek (copper, bronze), though there is no trace of any mines in the area.

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Katharevousa: Katharevousa (Greek ???????????, ) is a form of the Greek language, created during the early 19th century by Adamantios Korais (1748-1833). A graduate of the university of Montpellier in 1788, Korais spent most of his life as an expatriate in Paris. Being a classical scholar, he was repelled by the ...

Euboea: Euboea or Negropont (Modern Greek: ?????? Evia, Ancient Greek ?????? E?boia; see also List of traditional Greek place names), is the largest island of the Greek archipelago. It is separated from the mainland of Greece by the Euboic Sea. In general outline it is long and narrow; it is about 150 km (9...