Alexandroupolis

[ ah-le-ksahn-droo-paw-lees ]

noun

1. a seaport in western Thrace, in northeast Greece.

Alexandroúpolis

/ alɛksanˈðrupɔlis /

noun

1. a port in NE Greece, in W Thrace. Pop: 52 720 (2001 est) Former name (until the end of World War I)Dedéagach

Example Sentences

The project will redefine the port of Alexandroupolis “as a critical hub for the energy security of the entire central and southeast Europe,” said Kostis Sifnaios, managing director of Gastrade, the consortium that will operate the plant.

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Greenpeace and the World Wide Fund for Nature led the request at Greece’s highest administrative court, the Council of State, against a planned offshore natural gas storage and conversion plant, outside the northeastern port of Alexandroupolis.

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The terminal, due to go online early next year, will operate on a modified tanker — also named the “Alexandroupolis” — to store liquefied natural gas and convert it into gas form, supplying the national distribution network.

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On Friday, a court in the northeastern city of Alexandroupolis ordered the three to be jailed pending trial, said Nikos Karavellakis, a lawyer representing the eight Syrians who had been sequestered in the trailer.

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Thousands of people in the Alexandroupolis and Evros area have been issued evacuation orders since the fire there began, though the vast majority have been allowed back.

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