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/.

Words nearby Thessaloniki

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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.
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He left Cairo for Thessaloniki only to find Greece too erupting in violence.
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First, the party did best in the large urban constituencies of Athens and Thessaloniki.
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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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