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Thessalian

British  
/ θɛˈseɪlɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Greek region of Thessaly or its inhabitants

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noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Thessaly

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Some of the most exquisitely crafted pieces are small decorative elements made for the harnesses of soldiers’ horses — the powerful and celebrated Thessalian breed, perhaps.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2025

Either the Thessalian influence had not extended so far, or the Scottish frame was unsusceptible to the subtle fluid of the conjuror.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 by Various

B. The keen Thessalian race you paint, Who can be sated never.

From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us

Theagenes, a noble Thessalian, comes to Delphi and the two fall in love with each other.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

So Philonicus the Thessalian was told to take his horse back whence he came, for the king would have none of him.

From The Animal Story Book by Various