name

Place

Greek

Thessaloniki

thes-uh-luh-NEE-kee

ˌθɛsələˈniːki

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Thessaloniki

Name meaning and origin

Origin: City in northern Greece.
Meaning: Victory of the Thessalians.
Also spelled: Thessalonica, Salonika

Common mispronunciations

THES-uh-lon-ik-uh

People also look up

her-MY-uh-nee

YAH-nis

muh-THY-us

pur-SEF-uh-nee

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