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Larisa

British  
/ ˈlarisa, ləˈrɪsə /

noun

  1. a city in E Greece, in E Thessaly: fortified by Justinian; annexed to Greece in 1881. Pop: 130 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Many relatives were unable to get into the courtroom in the central town of Larisa last week, and the situation was little different when it resumed on Wednesday.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

She now lives with her grandmother, Larisa, in Borshchivka, 95km from Kupiansk, while her mother lives and works in Kharkiv, about an hour's journey away.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025

Only two other female athletes in any sport have more Olympic medals than Ledecky — Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina with 18 and Norwegian Marit Bjorgen, a cross-country skier, with 15.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2024

Her 33 combined medals at the sport’s two biggest events are one more than what Larisa Latynina of the Soviet Union achieved.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2023

Larisa flew on toward those lights, horrified and terrified.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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