Thessaly

[ thes-uh-lee ]

/ ˈθɛs ə li /

noun

a region in E Greece: a former division of ancient Greece. 5208 sq. mi. (14,490 sq. km).

OTHER WORDS FROM Thessaly

Thes·sa·li·an

[the-sey-lee-uh n, -seyl-yuh n] /θɛˈseɪ li ən, -ˈseɪl yən/, adjective, noun

Example sentences from the Web for thessalian

At the curtain sat an old woman, often a Thessalian and a pretended witch, who received the money before admitting visitors.

The History of Prostitution |William W. Sanger
With a Thessalian hat of this kind Ismene appears in "Œdipus in Kolonos."

Museum of Antiquity |L. W. Yaggy
Bucephalus was offered for sale to Philip by a Thessalian horse-jockey.

Our Standard-Bearer |Oliver Optic
In vain she gives him a healing draught brewed with magic arts by a Thessalian woman.

Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 5. The Romantic School in France |Georg Brandes

Four hundred Thessalian horse were posted at a little distance, beyond the left wing.

The History of Rome, Books 37 to the End |Titus Livius

British Dictionary definitions for thessalian (1 of 2)

Thessalian

/ (θɛˈseɪlɪən) /

adjective

of or relating to the Greek region of Thessaly or its inhabitants

noun

a native or inhabitant of Thessaly

British Dictionary definitions for thessalian (2 of 2)

Thessaly

/ (ˈθɛsəlɪ) /

noun

a region of E Central Greece, on the Aegean: an extensive fertile plain, edged with mountains. Pop: 609 100 (2001). Area: 14 037 sq km (5418 sq miles) Modern Greek name: Thessalía (ˌθɛsaˈljia)

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