Thessaly

American  

[thes-uh-lee] / ˈθɛs ə li /

noun

1. a region in E Greece: a former division of ancient Greece. 5,208 sq. mi. (14,490 sq. km).

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Thessaly British  

/ ˈθɛsəlɪ /

noun

1. Modern Greek name: Thessalía.  a region of E Central Greece, on the Aegean: an extensive fertile plain, edged with mountains. Pop: 609 100 (2001). Area: 14 037 sq km (5418 sq miles)

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Other Word Forms

• Thessalian adjective

Example Sentences

In September 2023, the agricultural region of Thessaly in central Greece was devastated by a storm and catastrophic flooding that left 17 dead and drowned hundreds of thousands of farm animals.

From Barron's

Sheep and goat farmers in Thessaly are calling for approval of mass vaccination of their herds, which they say is how the problem is tackled in Bulgaria and Turkey.

From BBC

A Category 4 wildfire warning was issued late on Monday for five regions: Attica, the Peloponnese, central Greece, Thessaly and western Greece.

From BBC

Farms in Greece’s breadbasket of Thessaly suffered extensive damage during deadly floods last year.

From Seattle Times

It was the second major flood in three years to hit Thessaly, part of a pattern of worsening extreme weather in Europe.

From Reuters