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Samothrace

American  
[sam-uh-threys] / ˈsæm əˌθreɪs /

noun

  1. a Greek island in the NE Aegean.


Samothrace British  
/ ˈsæməˌθreɪs /

noun

  1. a Greek island in the NE Aegean Sea: mountainous. Pop: 2723 (2001)

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Other Word Forms

  • Samothracian adjective

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Zendaya, the stunning actress, hovers in front of the great Victory of Samothrace at the Louvre, her black cape spreading out to echo the classical statue’s white wings.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2023

Around the corner, the Winged Victory of Samothrace floated quietly above a marble staircase, majestic in the absence of selfie-sticks and tour groups.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2021

When he exhibits that kind of languid elegance, especially on the backhand, finishing with that arms-wide, Winged Victory of Samothrace extension of his, you know he’s brought his game.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 1, 2019

Off the Beaten Path in Classical Greece Art historian Renee Gondek highlights the art and archaeology of a variety of Grecian sites including Mycenae, Eleusis and Delos, explores Pella, Samothrace, Vergina and Kos.

From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2016

We watched a fierce thunderstorm, which came round the south side of Imbros, up its east side, then it turned west towards Samothrace.

From The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" by Davidson, George