Thessaloniki

== English == === Etymology === From Greek Θεσσαλονίκη (Thessaloníki), from Ancient Greek Θεσσαλονίκη (Thessaloníkē), named for Thessalonike daughter of Philip II, half-sister of Alexander the Great, and wife of Cassander of Macedonia, from Θεσσᾰλός (Thessălós, “Thessalian”) + νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”), possibly named for her birth on the anniversary of the Battle of Crocus Field. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌθɛsələˈniːki/ === Proper noun === Thessaloniki A port city, the capital of Central Macedonia, in northern Greece. ==== Synonyms ==== Thessalonica (now chiefly ancient and medieval contexts); Salonica, Salonika (now chiefly Ottoman contexts); Solun (uncommon) ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == German == === Alternative forms === (short form) Saloniki, (biblical) Thessalonich, (history, classical studies) Thessalonike, (archaic) Salonich, Salonichi, Thessalonichi === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌtɛsaloˈniːki/, /-ˈnɪki/ === Proper noun === Thessaloniki n (proper noun, genitive Thessalonikis or (optionally with an article) Thessaloniki) Thessaloniki (a port city, the capital of Central Macedonia, in northern Greece)