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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   Southern region of the Greek island Chios, where about 25 villages produce the gum mastic

Etymology

From Greek Μαστιχοχώρια (Mastichochória), from Ancient Greek μαστίχη (mastíkhē) and χωριό (chorió, “village”).

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