Thera

American  

[theer-uh] / ˈθɪər ə /

Greek Thira

noun

1. a volcano on the Greek island of Santorini in the S Aegean Sea.

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Thera British  

/ ˈθɪərə /

noun

1. Also called: Santoríni.  Modern Greek name: Thíra.  a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, in the Cyclades: site of a Minoan settlement and of the volcano that ended Minoan civilization on Crete. Pop: 13 402 (2001)

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Example Sentences

Thera Webb: Maybe somebody held onto all of the papers of some woman, but they were never accepted by a repository as a collection that people were interested in.

From Scientific American • Oct. 5, 2023

Judge Thera Hesselink said the court "prohibits the defendant from donating his semen to new prospective parents after the issuing of this judgment".

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2023

Clad in the traditional flowing saffron robe, Thera "focused his attention on the similarity of teaching of Lord Buddha and teaching and practices in the Islamic faith," according to the report.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2022

Katie and Thera thought some other girls in town might be suffering from conversion disorder.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2012

According to Herodotus, it was founded in the seventh century bce by settlers fleeing the drought-stricken island of Thera.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro