Thes·sa·lo·ní·ki (th  sä-lô-n  k) also Thes·sa·lo·ni·ca (-lô-n k , -l n -k) or Sa·lo·ni·ka (s-ln-k, s l-nk) A city of northeast Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea. Founded c. 315 b.c., it flourished after c. 146 as the capital of the Roman province of Macedon. Today it is a major port and the second-largest city in Greece. Population: 363,000. |
Thessaloníki (Greek) [θɛsalɔˈniki]
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(Placename) 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.: 377 951 (1991) Latin name Thessalonica [ˌθɛsəˈlɒnɪkə] English name Salonika, Salonica
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