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Salonika

American  
[suh-lon-i-kuh, sal-uh-nee-kuh] / səˈlɒn ɪ kə, ˌsæl əˈni kə /

noun

  1. Ancient Therma.  Official Name Thessaloniki.  a seaport in south-central Macedonia, in northeast Greece, on the Gulf of Salonika. Also Salonica Saloniki

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


Salonika British  
/ səˈlɒnɪkə /

noun

  1. the English name for Thessaloníki

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Probierz, who will be 51 on Sunday, previously coached a string of teams including Greek side Aris Salonika and Polish clubs Gornik Zabrze, Widzew Lodz and Jagiellonia Bialystok.

From Washington Times • Sep. 20, 2023

In his first season, as a 21-year-old, McQueen played in a European final, coming off the bench in Leeds' 1973 Cup Winners' Cup final against AC Milan in Salonika.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2023

Modiano was born near Paris in July, 1945, to a Flemish mother and a father from a Jewish family with roots in Salonika.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 9, 2014

The 25-year-old arrived from Wolfsburg with a fine reputation, yet his four goals since his £27m move have been against Notts County in the FA Cup and Aris Salonika in the Europa League.

From The Guardian • Mar. 20, 2011

He is the man, of course, who did such wonders in the war for soldiers who'd contracted obscure tropical diseases while serving in Egypt, India, Mesopotamia, Salonika, and so on.

From The Brightener by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)