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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

The all-time record of 18 is held by Soviet Union gymnast Larisa Latynina.

From BBC 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

First person: “We were getting used to the shelling, but I’ve never seen a situation like this,” said Larisa Kharchenko, a retired nurse in Kherson, which was occupied by Russian forces for months last year.

From New York Times Jun. 8, 2023

Then Larisa saw a white spot caught in the crossing of the searchlight beams—a distant Po-2.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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