Ioannina

American

[yaw-ah-nee-nah, yah-nee-nah] / yɔˈɑ ni nɑ, ˈyɑ ni nɑ /

Also Ioánnina,

noun

a city in NW Greece.

Ioánnina British

/ jɔˈanina /

noun

Serbian name: Janina. 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)

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He is currently in a medically induced coma at Ioannina University Hospital, where his condition is being monitored, his family said.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

Karolos Papoulias was born on June 4, 1929, in a village near the city of Ioannina, in northwestern Greece, the son of an army officer who retired as a Major-General.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2021

Ioannina in northwest Greece, within the larger Epirus region, is the home of Domaine Glinavos.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2021

Born in Detroit, Patsalis graduated from Wayne State University and the University of Ioannina medical school in Greece.

From The Guardian • Jul. 22, 2020

Begins 'Childe Harold' at Ioannina, in Albania, 313.

From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas

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