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- proper noun A town in
Greece located in the northeasternAchaea prefecture
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Examples
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The Papathanasopoulou sisters shared a genteel childhood in Greece ' s mountainous west, in a small port town called Aigio that faces the souther nmost peaks of the Balkans across the Gulf of Corinth.
Three Deaths Shifted Course of Greek Crisis Marcus Walker 2010
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In places like Aigio, that is a prospect that has sparked heady debate.
Greece despairs of escaping from mountain of debt Helena Smith in Aigio 2010
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In places like Aigio, that is a prospect that has sparked heady debate.
The Guardian World News Helena Smith 2010
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In the struggling Peloponnesian town of Aigio, the verdict is already clear
Greece despairs of escaping from mountain of debt Helena Smith in Aigio 2010
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For Nikos Koklas, a prominent trade unionist, the threat of that closure hangs over Aigio like a cloud.
Greece despairs of escaping from mountain of debt Helena Smith in Aigio 2010
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Statistics show that, on average, locals in Aigio earn less than €10,000 a year, the lowest per capita income in Greece.
Greece despairs of escaping from mountain of debt Helena Smith in Aigio 2010
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"On a scale of one to 100, I would say that we have covered about 5% of the ground we need to travel," says the Pasok MP Costas Spiliopoulos, who hails from Aigio.
Greece despairs of escaping from mountain of debt Helena Smith in Aigio 2010
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Instead, here in Aigio people wake up, take in the sun and somehow feel they can keep going.
Greece despairs of escaping from mountain of debt Helena Smith in Aigio 2010
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When the sun rises over Aigio, the waters in the Gulf of Corinth shimmer seductively.
Greece despairs of escaping from mountain of debt Helena Smith in Aigio 2010
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Joblessness in Aigio, whose population is about 22,000, hovers at about 20%.
Greece despairs of escaping from mountain of debt Helena Smith in Aigio 2010
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