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PRONUNCIATION OF LARISSA

Larissa  [ləˈrɪsə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LARISSA

noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Larissa is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LARISSA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Larissa

Larissa

Larissa is the capital and biggest city of the Thessaly region of Greece and capital of the Larissa regional unit. It is a principal agricultural centre and a national transportation hub, linked by road and rail with the port of Volos, the city of Thessaloniki and Athens. Larissa, within its municipality, has 162,591 inhabitants, while the regional unit of Larissa reached a population of 284,325. The urban area of the city, although mostly contained within the Larissa municipality, also includes the communities of Giannouli, Platykampos, Nikaia, Terpsithea and several other suburban settlements, bringing the wider urban area population of the city to about 220,000 inhabitants. Today, Larissa is a major commercial and industrial centre in Greece. Legend has it that Achilles was born here, and that Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, died here.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LARISSA


acer
ˈeɪsə
artificer
ɑːˈtɪfɪsə
cerveza
səˈveɪsə
chaser
ˈtʃeɪsə
crissa
ˈkrɪsə
disa
ˈdaɪsə
effacer
ˈɛfˈeɪsə
enticer
ɪnˈtaɪsə
harissa
həˈrɪsə
Larisa
ləˈrɪsə
mesa
ˈmeɪsə
Nysa
ˈnɪsə
Odisha
əˈdɪsə
officer
ˈɒfɪsə
Orissa
ɒˈrɪsə
racer
ˈreɪsə
spacer
ˈspeɪsə
spicer
ˈspaɪsə
tracer
ˈtreɪsə
vibrissa
vaɪˈbrɪsə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LARISSA

Lariam
lariat
larine
Larisa
lark
larker
larkier
larkiest
Larkin
larkiness
larkish
larkishness
larksome
larkspur
larky
larmier
Larmor precession
larn
larnax
Larne

WORDS THAT END LIKE LARISSA

abscissa
Barbarossa
contessa
Eivissa
fideicommissa
fossa
Kassa
Lassa
mantissa
Masinissa
Massa
Massinissa
nyssa
Odessa
Operation Barbarossa
ossa
Saragossa
sessa
Terrassa
vanessa

Synonyms and antonyms of Larissa in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Larissa» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LARISSA

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Translator English - Chinese

拉里萨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Larissa
570 millions of speakers

English

Larissa
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लारिसा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لاريسا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Лариса
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Larissa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Larissa
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Larissa
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Larissa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Larissa
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ラリッサ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

라리사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Larissa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Larissa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லரிசா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लारिसा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Larissa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Larissa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Larissa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Лариса
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Larissa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Λάρισα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Larissa
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Larissa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Larissa
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Larissa

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LARISSA»

The term «Larissa» is very widely used and occupies the 15.132 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LARISSA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Larissa

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LARISSA»

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1
Business Intelligence Roadmap: The Complete Project ...
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Larissa Terpeluk Moss, S. Atre, 2003
2
Pleasure Unbound: A Demonica Novel:
Tayla Mancuso is a demon-slayer who hungers for sensual pleasure - but fears it will always be denied her.
Larissa Ione, 2011
3
Etruscan Dress
For this paperback edition, an updated bibliographical essay discusses the latest research and discoveries in the field.
Larissa Bonfante, 2003
4
The Etruscan Language: An Introduction, Revised Editon
This well-illustrated volume provides the best collection of Etruscan inscriptions and texts currently in print.
Giuliano Bonfante, Larissa Bonfante, 2002
5
Larissa
On Hook, a planet ruled by aliens hostile to humans, Larissa, a young women with a talent for sports--and for fighting--must flee Hook and battle for the survival of humanity. Original.
Emily Devenport, 1993
6
Home
'' Alexis Wright, author of Plains of Promise. A story of homecoming, this absorbing novel opens with a young, city-based lawyer setting out on her first visit to ancestral country.
Larissa Behrendt, 2010
7
Russian Jews on Three Continents: Identity, Integration, and ...
Remennick Larissa (1999a) 'Women with a Russian Accent' in Israel. On the Gender Aspects of Immigration. The European Journal of Women's Studies 1999, 6(4): 441–461. Remennick Larissa (1999b). Women of the 'Sandwich' Generation  ...
Larissa Remennick, 2013
8
Multilingualism
Offers an account of multilingualism, a phenomenon affecting a vast number of communities, thousands of languages and millions of language users. This book focuses on the knowledge and use of multiple languages.
Larissa Aronin, David Singleton, 2012
9
Achieving Social Justice: Indigenous Rights and Australia's ...
Larissa Behrendt attacks the chasm which has grown between Indigenous lives and aspirations in Australia, and the psychological terra nullius which continues, despite Mabo, to pervade so much of Australia’s mythology and policy.
Larissa Behrendt, 2003
10
Soldiers of Christ: Preaching in Late Medieval and ...
Larissa Taylor has examined over 1600 sermons given by the leading lay preachers in France between 1460 and 1560, and examines the social context of preaching and the sermon while reconstructing popular attitudes towards original sin, free ...
Larissa Taylor, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LARISSA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Larissa is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Returning the favor - Interactives by The Dallas Morning News
Larissa Linton (left), executive director and co-founder of Heroes for Children, and Jenny Dowen, co-founder and vice chairman of the board, ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
2
Dutch National Ballet's Cinderella: Coliseum, London - theatre …
Without the clock, Cinderella's flight is triggered by the moment she automatically picks up a tray dropped by Larissa Lezhnina's elegantly ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
3
CLP member for Goyder Kezia Purick announces resignation from …
She now joins former CLP colleagues Alison Anderson, Larissa Lee and Robyn Lambley, who have all deserted the CLP since the August ... «NT News, Jul 15»
4
Family of missing Greenwood woman asking for public's help | WISH …
Rebecca Russell says her daughter, Larissa Sam, was last seen Sunday morning. Russell says her daughter went to visit her uncle in the Mars ... «WISH-TV, Jul 15»
5
Ashli Maser crowned 2016 Miss Bay County | MLive.com
Larissa Hollingsworth, the daughter of Tanya and Kenneth Hollingworth, was named the winner of the Miss Bay County Outstanding Teen ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
6
T&T's Anthony out in CASA semis - Trinidad Express
... for bronze in the under-17 division last year, went under 11-0, 11-2, 12-10 against third-seeded Larissa Wiltshire of Guyana in her category. «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»
7
Australian Dance Theatre celebrates 50th anniversary | The Australian
... Antony Hamilton, Kate Champion and Larissa McGowan: “I think my favourite dancers ever from Australia have always come through ADT. «The Australian, Jul 15»
8
Greg Hunt denies he is intimidated by Alan Jones | afr.com
Greens Senator Larissa Waters told The Australian Financial Review last week that it was unheard of for a minister to block a mine at this stage ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
9
A beach accommodating the disabled - Philly.com
The Grommet Island playground is America's first and only 100-percent accessible oceanfront park. For the Inquirer / Larissa C. Milne. «Philly.com, Jul 15»
10
Thunder Bay vigil offers healing after death of Larissa Charlie …
The event also marks that one-month has passed since the death of Larissa Charlie-Stillaway, who succumbed to her injuries following an ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»

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