Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- See Thessaloníki.
Wiktionary
- n. Alternative name for Thessaloniki.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece
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“The Pope sketched a brief biography of the saints explaining how Cyril, born in Salonika around the year 826, received a careful education and was ordained a priest at an early age.”
“Meyer also worked for Bulgarian prisoners of war incarcerated in Salonika, Greece immediately after the war.”
“Dobritch, Eski-Djoumaja, and Rassgard, while Meyer worked with Bulgarian prisoners incarcerated in Salonika after the war.”
“While a student, Mr. Pearson enlisted with the University of Toronto Hospital Unit with which he served in Salonika in 1915 and 1916.”
“On foot, by road, rail or sea, he would eventually be taken to a temporary camp in Salonika.”
“When I did a play called Salonika with Jessica Tandy.”
“The Balkan peninsula, which had been raised to a high level of security and prosperity during the Roman dominion, gradually relapsed into barbarism as a result of these endless invasions; the walled towns, such as Salonika and Constantinople, were the only safe places, and the country became waste and desolate.”
The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey
“In a locality where the judges cannot enter the immersion chamber (such as Salonika, where the ritual bath was situated in the women’s bathhouse), a female convert may immerse in the presence of three women, who are the agents of the court, after having accepted the yoke of the commandments [i.e., before the members of the court] outside the ritual bath (Mishpetei Ouziel, Even ha-Ezer [1935 ed.], para.”
“Rubin Kazan and Paok Salonika, who each beat Spurs in the previous two European games, qualified at their expense.”
The Guardian: Tottenham's Harry Redknapp gestures at Rovers fans over trial taunts
“The Shamrock Rovers manager, Michael O'Neill, praised PAOK Salonika as his side saw their hopes of progressing to the Europa League knockout stages end after a 3-1 defeat in Dublin.”
The Guardian: PSV Eindhoven draw comfort from Europa League qualification
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