Salonika

[ suh-lon-i-kuh, sal-uh-nee-kuh ]

/ səˈlɒn ɪ kə, ˌsæl əˈni kə /

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noun

Official name Thessaloniki. a seaport in south-central Macedonia, in northeast Greece, on the Gulf of Salonika.Also Sa·lon·i·ca

[suh-lon-i-kuh, sal-uh-nee-kuh], /səˈlɒn ɪ kə, ˌsæl əˈni kə/, Sa·lo·ni·ki

[Greek sah-law-nee-kee]. /Greek ˌsɑ lɔˈni ki/. Ancient Ther·ma

[thur-muh] /ˈθɜr mə/ .

Gulf of Salonika, an arm of the Aegean, in northeast Greece. 70 miles (113 km) long.

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How to use Salonika in a sentence

Valievo lies at the terminus of a narrow-gauge railway which joins the Belgrade-Salonika line at Mladinovatz.
The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915|Various
He looked absolutely human; absolutely like the British correspondent Coburn had met in Salonika.
The Invaders|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
There was only one place in Salonika where they served tea that an Englishman would consider drinkable.
The Invaders|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
The Greek general then said diffidently that he had a small villa some twenty miles from the suburbs of Salonika.
The Invaders|William Fitzgerald Jenkins

The French and British fell back on Salonika, and there remained throughout the winter.
The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 4 (of 10)|James Edward Parrott

British Dictionary definitions for Salonika

Salonika

Salonica

/ (səˈlɒnɪkə) /

noun

the English name for Thessaloníki

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