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THESSALONICA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Thessalonica mean?
• THESSALONICA (noun)
The noun THESSALONICA has 1 sense:
1. a port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece
Familiarity information: THESSALONICA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Salonica; Salonika; Thessalonica; Thessaloniki
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
Holonyms ("Thessalonica" is a part of...):
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)
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