Thessaloniki
//ˌθɛsələˈniːki// name
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Proper Noun
- 1 A port city, the capital of Central Macedonia, in northern Greece.
Example
More examples""Where is Thessaloniki?" "In Greece.""
Etymology
From Greek Θεσσαλονίκη (Thessaloníki), from Ancient Greek Θεσσαλονίκη (Thessaloníkē), 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.
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