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Thessaly

[ thes-uh-lee ]

noun

  1. a region in E Greece: a former division of ancient Greece. 5,208 sq. mi. (14,490 sq. km).


Thessaly

/ ˈθɛsəlɪ /

noun

  1. a region of E Central Greece, on the Aegean: an extensive fertile plain, edged with mountains. Pop: 609 100 (2001). Area: 14 037 sq km (5418 sq miles) Modern Greek nameThessalíaˌθɛsaˈljia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • Thes·sa·li·an [the-, sey, -lee-, uh, n, -, seyl, -y, uh, n], adjective noun
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Example Sentences

Philip had decided that the horse was useless, and had given orders to have him sent back to Thessaly, where he came from.

One year he is making a raid into Macedonia and Thessaly and plundering Larissa.

The people of Thessaly then surrendered to Xerxes as soon as they received his summons.

We have, indeed, in Thessaly, "a large tumulus which contained a silver urn with burned remains."

It is not at all surprising to find them in Thessaly, so near to the advanced civilization of Greece.

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