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- not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Andros, a Greek island, or the major municipality of the island.
- not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Andros Island, the Bahamas.
When, in 1841, a shipwrecked Frenchman noticed that Androsian sponges were of higher quality than those found in the Greek isles, the Androsian sponge industry took off.
2003, Adam Vaitilingam, Gaylord Dold, Natalie Folster, The Bahamas, London: Rough Guides, →ISBN, page 169
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Androsian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Androsian
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