Thera

American  

[theer-uh] / ˈθɪər ə /

Greek Thira

noun

1. a volcano on the Greek island of Santorini in the S Aegean Sea.

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Thera British  

/ ˈθɪərə /

noun

1. Also called: Santoríni.  Modern Greek name: Thíra.  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)

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Example Sentences

Thera Webb: Maybe somebody held onto all of the papers of some woman, but they were never accepted by a repository as a collection that people were interested in.

From Scientific American • Oct. 5, 2023

The Minoans also established settlements and trading posts on other Aegean islands such as Thera and along the Anatolian coast.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Thera, who asked that his last name be withheld for fear of getting in trouble, said he was motivated by hunger and poverty.

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2023

Clad in the traditional flowing saffron robe, Thera "focused his attention on the similarity of teaching of Lord Buddha and teaching and practices in the Islamic faith," according to the report.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2022

According to Herodotus, it was founded in the seventh century bce by settlers fleeing the drought-stricken island of Thera.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro