Santorin

[ san-tuh-reen ]

/ ˌsæn təˈrin /

noun

Thera.

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a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.

a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.

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Also San·to·ri·ni

[san-tuh-ree-nee; Greek sahn-daw-ree-nee] /ˌsæn təˈri ni; Greek ˌsɑn dɔˈri ni/.

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Thera

[ theer-uh ]

/ ˈθɪər ə /

noun

a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).

Also Thira.

Also called Santorin, Santorini.

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Example sentences from the Web for santorini

The philosopher, Plato, linked Santorini with the mythical lost city of Atlantis that sank beneath the waves.
Book a Room for Two in a Santorini Cave|Joanna Eede|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Santorini is an island of churches: nearly 400 of them, many topped with the quintessential blue dome.
Book a Room for Two in a Santorini Cave|Joanna Eede|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The largest of an archipelago of islands, Santorini is the vestige of a single volcanic landmass that erupted around 1600 BC.
Book a Room for Two in a Santorini Cave|Joanna Eede|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The beautiful island of Santorini is imbued with the history of some of the earliest civilizations.
Book a Room for Two in a Santorini Cave|Joanna Eede|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

When someone in Santorini insisted we see the blue-domed chapels of Ios, we hopped a ferry to the party island.
A Young Chef Travels to Calabria, Italy, and Learns the Old Ways of Cooking|Curtis Stone|November 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In 19 the duct of Santorini was well developed but did not open into the duodenum.
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity|George. S. Huntington
My risorius de Santorini must still go on working more than fifty times.
My Double Life|Sarah Bernhardt
The Professor tells me there is a muscular slip, a dependence of the platysma myoides, which is called the risorius Santorini.
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table|Oliver Wendell Holmes
In 56 of these the duct of Santorini passed from the main duct into the duodenum, opening upon a papilla situated 2.5 cm.
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity|George. S. Huntington
In these cases of obstruction of the main duct the duct of Santorini enlarges and performs its functions.
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity|George. S. Huntington

British Dictionary definitions for santorini

Thera

/ (ˈθɪərə) /

noun

a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, in the Cyclades: site of a Minoan settlement and of the volcano that ended Minoan civilization on Crete. Pop: 13 402 (2001)Also called: Santoríni Modern Greek name: Thíra

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Medical definitions for santorini

Santorini

[ săn′tə-rē′nē, sän′tō- ]

Giovanni Domenico 1681-1737

Italian physician and anatomist whose works, especially Observationes Anatomicae (1724) are noted for their thorough descriptions and detailed illustrations.

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