Ioannina

[yaw-ah-nee-nah, yah-nee-nah]

noun

a city in NW Greece.

Also Io·án·ni·na, Yanina, Yannina.

Serbian Janina.

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British Dictionary definitions for ioannina

Ioánnina

Yanina

noun

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)Serbian name: Janina

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