Thessalonica
//ˌθɛsələˈnaɪkə// name
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Proper Noun
- 1 Alternative form of Thessaloniki: a port city, the capital of Central Macedonia, in northern Greece. alt-of, alternative, especially, historical
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More examples"We live ten kilometres from Thessalonica."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Thessalonīca, from Ancient Greek Θεσσᾰλονῑ́κη (Thessălonī́kē), named for Thessalonike daughter of Philip II, half-sister of Alexander the Great, and wife of Cassander of Macedonia, from Θεσσᾰλός (Thessălós, “Thessalian”) + νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”), possibly named for her birth on the anniversary of the Battle of Crocus Field in Thessaly.
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