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Thessalonian

American  
[thes-uh-loh-nee-uhn] / ˌθɛs əˈloʊ ni ən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Thessaloniki or its inhabitants.


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Thessaloniki.

Thessalonian British  
/ ˌθɛsəˈləʊnɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to ancient Thessalonica (modern Salonika)

"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

noun

  1. an inhabitant of ancient Thessalonica

"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

Etymology

Origin of Thessalonian

Thessaloni(ke) + -an

Example Sentences

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Just now the Thessalonian play was the topic of the hour, and the very mention of it almost made him ill.

From The Camp Fire Girls at School Or, The Wohelo Weavers by Frey, Hildegard G. (Hildegard Gertrude)

The house was packed on this the first night of the Thessalonian play.

From The Camp Fire Girls at School Or, The Wohelo Weavers by Frey, Hildegard G. (Hildegard Gertrude)

He confidently expected to be elected, and was already planning in his mind the things he would do and say at the meetings, and what girls he would take to the Thessalonian dances.

From The Camp Fire Girls at School Or, The Wohelo Weavers by Frey, Hildegard G. (Hildegard Gertrude)

Perhaps he was a Thessalonian, and so went home.

From The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon by Maclaren, Alexander

But having been twice frustrated in this purpose, he sent Timothy and Silas to learn the condition of the Thessalonian church and bring him word concerning it, which they did while he was at Corinth.

From Companion to the Bible by Barrows, E. P. (Elijah Porter)

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