Ioannina

[ yaw-ah-nee-nah, yah-nee-nah ]

noun
  1. a city in NW Greece.

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British Dictionary definitions for Ioánnina

Ioánnina

Yanina

/ (Greek jɔˈanina) /


noun
  1. a city in NW Greece: belonged to the Serbs (1349–1430) and then the Turks (until 1913); seat of Ali Pasha, the "Lion of Janina", from 1788 to 1822. Pop: 78 000 (2005 est): Serbian name: Janina

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