Pieria

American  

[pahy-eer-ee-uh] / paɪˈɪər i ə /

noun

1. a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.

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Pieria British  

/ paɪˈɪərɪə /

noun

1. a region of ancient Macedonia, west of the Gulf of Salonika: site of the Pierian Spring

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Example Sentences

In the coming hours, the conditions are expected to hit the northern Aegean region, central Macedonia, parts of Halkidiki, the prefecture of Thessaloniki, Imathia, Pieria, Thessaly and Larissa.

From BBC

Hesiod lived near Helicon, one of the Muses’ mountains—the others were Pierus in Pieria, where they were born, Parnassus and, of course, Olympus.

From Literature

So wand in hand he paced into the air, shot from Pieria down, down to sea level, and veered to skim the swell.

From Literature

As the left remains deeply committed to much of the status quo, the task of answering calls for a new economic order and bringing some relief to Greece’s misery has fallen to people like Mr. Tsolakidis, who organizes the ranks of the no-middlemen movement in his region through a local nonprofit collective called the Voluntary Action Group of Pieria.

From New York Times

Alighting on Pieria, down he stoop'd To ocean, and the billows lightly skimm'd In form a sea-mew, such as in the bays Tremendous of the barren deep her food Seeking dips oft in brine her ample wing.

From Project Gutenberg