Pella

American

[pel-uh] / ˈpɛl ə /

noun

a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.

Pella British

/ ˈpɛlə /

noun

an ancient city in N Greece: the capital of Macedonia under Philip II

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I try asking, but Klein wants to tell me that Pella is one of the safest cities in Iowa.

From Slate • Oct. 22, 2025

Pella is a nice place and how dare we, how dare anyone, bring these voices and values here.

From Slate • Oct. 22, 2025

But things had been getting a little tense, even in nice little Pella.

From Slate • Oct. 22, 2025

Klein tells me when you live in town this long you know how to spot a Pellacan—a term for Pella natives—and these aren’t them.

From Slate • Oct. 22, 2025

The latter by this time had already had an eventful career: a Macedonian-leaning social conservative, he was already a prolific author when Cassander, the strongman in Pella, installed him as dictator of Athens.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

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