Thessaloniki
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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 (Thessalós, “Thessalian”) + νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”), possibly named for her birth on the anniversary of the Battle of Crocus Field.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌθɛsələˈniːki/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Thessaloniki
Synonyms
[edit]- Thessalonica (now chiefly ancient and medieval contexts); Salonica, Salonika (now chiefly Ottoman contexts); Solun (uncommon)
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[edit]Translations
[edit]Modern city in Greece
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (short form) Saloniki, (biblical) Thessalonich, (history, classical studies) Thessalonike, (archaic) Salonich, Salonichi, Thessalonichi
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[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Thessaloniki n (proper noun, genitive Thessalonikis or (optionally with an article) Thessaloniki)
- Thessaloniki (a city in Greece)
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