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Thes⋅sa⋅lo⋅ni⋅ke

[Gk. the-sah-law-nee-kee]
–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] .
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Thes·sa·lo·ní·ki   (thě'sä-lô-nē'kē)   
A city of northeast Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea. Founded c. 315 B.C., it flourished after c. 146 as the capital of the Roman province of Macedon. Today it is a major port and the second-largest city in Greece. Population: 363,000.
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