Thessalonike

[ Greek the-sah-law-nee-kee ]

/ Greek ˌθɛ sɑ lɔˈni ki /

official name of Salonika.

Also Thes·sa·lo·ní·ki, Thes·sa·lon·i·ca

[thes-uh-lon-i-kuh, -uh-loh-nahy-kuh] /ˌθɛs əˈlɒn ɪ kə, -ə loʊˈnaɪ kə/.

Example sentences from the Web for thessalonica

The sedition of Thessalonica is ascribed to a more shameful cause, and was productive of much more dreadful consequences.

The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire |Edward Gibbon
The belief in this view spread all over Europe, and the result was just the same as at Thessalonica.

The Expositor's Bible: The Acts of the Apostles, Vol. 1 |G. T. Stokes
The first point in his favour is found in the circumstances under which he had preached the gospel in Thessalonica.

The Expositor's Bible: The Epistles to the Thessalonians |James Denney
The virtuous Henry died at Thessalonica, in the defence of that kingdom, and of an infant, the son of his friend Boniface.

The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire |Edward Gibbon

It only became such when their inspiration was caught by those who listened to them; and this was the case at Thessalonica.

The Expositor's Bible: The Epistles to the Thessalonians |James Denney