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)

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Example Sentences

She now lives with her grandmother, Larisa, in Borshchivka, 95km from Kupiansk, while her mother lives and works in Kharkiv, about an hour's journey away.

From BBC

The passenger service from Athens to Thessaloniki was crowded with students returning to university after a holiday for Greek Orthodox Lent when the train collided with a goods train on the same track outside Larisa.

From BBC

“Putting a child in prison is not the answer,” says Detective Chief Inspector Larisa Hunt, who heads up Avon and Somerset Police’s early intervention team.

From BBC

Only two other female athletes in any sport have more Olympic medals than Ledecky — Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina with 18 and Norwegian Marit Bjorgen, a cross-country skier, with 15.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC