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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

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

The two other attacks targeted the homes of Zisis Ioakeimovits, chairman of New Democracy's Thessaloniki administrative committee, and former New Democracy MP Savvas Anastasiadis.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

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

The newly re-invented nation incorporated a huge swathe of Macedonia, not including Thessaloniki and the Chalcidice Peninsula.

From Terrorists and Freedom Fighters by Vaknin, Samuel