Thes·sa·ly (th s  -l ) A region of east-central Greece between the Pindus Mountains and the Aegean Sea. Settled before 1000 b.c., it reached the height of its power in the sixth century b.c. but soon declined because of internal conflicts. Thes·sa lian (th-s l-n, -slyn), Thes sa·loni·an (-l n-n) adj. & n. |
Thessaly [ˈθɛsəlɪ]
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(Placename) a region of E Central Greece, on the Aegean: an extensive fertile plain, edged with mountains. Pop.: 754 893 (2001). Area: 14 037 sq. km (5418 sq. miles) Modern Greek name Thessalía [ˌθɛsaˈljia]
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| Noun | 1. |  Thessaly - a fertile plain on the Aegean Sea in east central Greece; Thessaly was a former region of ancient Greecebattle of Cynoscephalae, Cynoscephalae - the battle that ended the second Macedonian War (197 BC); the Romans defeated Philip V who lost his control of Greece Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil Cynoscephalae - the fields in Thessaly where in 197 BC the Romans defeated the Macedonians |
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