Thessaloniki
[ the-sah-law-nee-kee ]
/ ˌθɛ sɑ lɔˈni ki /
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noun
official name of Salonika.
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Also Thes·sa·lo·ní·ki, Thes·sa·lo·ni·ke; Thes·sa·lon·i·ca [thes-uh-lon-i-kuh, -uh-loh-nahy-kuh]. /ˌθɛs əˈlɒn ɪ kə, -ə loʊˈnaɪ kə/.
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How to use Thessaloniki in a sentence
Praksis is an NGO that runs free medical clinics in Athens and Thessaloniki in the northern part of the country.
He left Cairo for Thessaloniki only to find Greece too erupting in violence.
An American in Cairo to Work on His Graphic Novel Tries to Understand the Story of the Revolution|Michael Ide|November 16, 2013|DAILY BEASTFirst, the party did best in the large urban constituencies of Athens and Thessaloniki.
Greece on the Brink of Financial Abyss as Syriza Party Weighs Default|John Psaropoulos|May 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for Thessaloniki
Thessaloníki
/ (Greek θɛsalɔˈniki) /
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)Latin name: Thessalonica (ˌθɛsəˈlɒnɪkə) English name: Salonika, Salonica
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