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• Thessaloniki
  Thessaloniki

  noun

  official name of Salonika.
• Thessaloníki
  Thessaloníki

  noun

  a port in NE Greece, in central Macedonia at the head of the Gulf of Salonika (an inlet of the Aegean): capital of the Roman province of Macedonia; university (1926). Pop: 824 000 (2005 est)

Thessaloniki

American  

[the-sah-law-nee-kee] / ˌθɛ sɑ lɔˈni ki /

Also Thessaloníki,

noun

1. official name of Salonika.

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Thessaloníki British  

/ θɛsalɔˈniki /

noun

1. Latin name: Thessalonica.  English name: Salonika.   Salonica.  a port in NE Greece, in central Macedonia at the head of the Gulf of Salonika (an inlet of the Aegean): capital of the Roman province of Macedonia; university (1926). Pop: 824 000 (2005 est)

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Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki airport's operator Fraport Greece said "the incident is currently under investigation by the Hellenic Air and Rail Safety Investigation Authority".

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Ryanair in a statement said the flight "returned to Thessaloniki shortly after takeoff when a passenger window detached during the flight. The aircraft landed normally and the passengers returned to the terminal."

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

The plane had taken off from Thessaloniki Airport early Friday morning when, at an altitude of 16,000 feet, pilots abandoned the climb and turned back to land on the runway.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

"Most of us had fallen asleep, we had closed our eyes. There was a noise, like a tyre bursting," a fellow passenger told Radio Thessaloniki.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

When fully convinced that this was the King's intention, Venezelos cast the die that gave Greek freedom a new birth in Thessaloniki and the Islands.

From Defenders of Democracy; contributions from representative men and women of letters and other arts from our allies and our own country, edited by the Gift book committee of the Militia of Mercy by Militia of Mercy (U.S.). Gift Book Committee