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Icaria
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Icaria, Greece: see Ikaría Ikaría or Icaria , mountainous island, c.100 sq mi (260 sq km), SE Greece, one of the Sporades, near Turkey. It has iron-ore deposits and sulfur springs. According to Greek mythology Icarus fell into the sea near the island.
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Icaria
a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, in the Southern Sporades group. Area: 256 sq. km (99 sq. miles)
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a Utopian communist country described by the French Utopian socialist E. Cabet in his novel Journey to Icaria (1840; Russian translation, 1924). The name “Icaria” was also given to communist communes in North America created by E. Cabet and his followers from 1848 to 1895. The Icarians were connected with the Socialist Labor Party of the USA and with the First International.
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Other notable winners for Astor included Nicaria (1958 Fred Darling Stakes) and her offspring Nicarion (1964 Ripon St Leger Trial) and The Nun (1967 Lancashire Oaks); Rally (1958 Queen Alexandra Stakes), Scatter (1961 White Rose Stakes), Prince Midge (1961 Lockinge Stakes), Never Say (1961 Park Hill Stakes), Darling Boy (1963 Jockey Club Stakes), Attitude (1964 Princess Margaret Stakes) and La Mome (1968 Princess Elizabeth Stakes).
Top owner Jakie Astor dies at 82 by Randall, John; Ennor, George / The Racing Post (London, England)
 
 
 
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