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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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Example Sentences

The international research team also included scientists from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the University of Ioannina, the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, and the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

Officers on Wednesday carried out 37 arrests in the greater Athens area, Thessaloniki, the island of Crete and other areas.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

The passenger service from Athens to Thessaloniki was crowded with students returning to university after a holiday for Greek Orthodox Lent when the train collided with a goods train on the same track outside Larisa.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025

The cloud has reached as far north as Thessaloniki.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2024

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.

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