Definitions

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  • adjective Of, or from, Thessalonica (Thessaloniki)
  • noun Someone of or from Thessalonica (Thessaloniki)

Etymologies

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Thessalonica +‎ -an

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Examples

  • A favourite chariot driver, who had excelled in these races at Thessalonica, was thrown into prison for some misdemeanour by Botheric, the Governor of Illyria, and his absence so enraged the Thessalonican mob, that they rose in tumult, and demanded his restoration.

    A Book of Golden Deeds 1864

  • Thessalonican mob, that they rose in tumult, and demanded his restoration.

    A Book of Golden Deeds Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862

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