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Sa•lon•i•ka
Pronunciation: (su-lon'i-ku, sal"u-nē'ku), [key]—
n.
1. Also,Sa•lon•i•caPronunciation: (su-lon'i-ku, sal"u-nē'ku), [key]Sa•lo•ni•kiPronunciation: ( Gk.sä"lô-nē'kē). [key]Official name,
Thessalonike. Ancient,
Therma. a seaport in south-central Macedonia, in NE Greece, on the Gulf of Salonika. 339,496.
2. Gulf of, an arm of the Aegean, in NE Greece. 70 mi. (113 km) long.
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