Thessalonike
[ Greek the-sah-law-nee-kee ]
/ Greek ˌθɛ sɑ lɔˈni ki /
noun
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/.
British Dictionary definitions for thessaloníki
Thessaloníki
/ (Greek θɛsalɔˈniki) /
noun
a port in NE Greece, in central Macedonia at the head of the Gulf of Salonika (an inlet of the Aegean): capital of the Roman province of Macedonia; university (1926). Pop: 824 000 (2005 est)
Latin name: Thessalonica (ˌθɛsəˈlɒnɪkə) English name: Salonika, Salonica