Thera

[ theer-uh ]

noun
  1. a volcano on the Greek island of Santorini in the S Aegean Sea.

  • Also Thi·ra [theer-uh; Greek thee-rah] /ˈθɪər ə; Greek ˈθi rɑ/ .

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British Dictionary definitions for Thera

Thera

/ (ˈθɪərə) /


noun
  1. a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, in the Cyclades: site of a Minoan settlement and of the volcano that ended Minoan civilization on Crete. Pop: 13 402 (2001): Also called: Santoríni Modern Greek name: Thíra

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