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Meaning of "Thessaly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THESSALY

Thessaly  [ˈθɛsəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THESSALY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thessaly 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 THESSALY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Thessaly

Thessaly

Thessaly is a traditional geographic and modern administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name. Before the Greek Dark Ages, Thessaly was known as Aeolia, and appears thus in Homer's Odyssey. Thessaly became part of the modern Greek state in 1881, after four and a half centuries of Ottoman rule. Since 1987 it has formed one of the country's 13 regions and is further sub-divided into 5 regional units and 25 municipalities. The capital of the region is Larissa. Thessaly lies in central Greece and borders the regions of Macedonia on the north, Epirus on the west, Central Greece on the south and the Aegean Sea on the east. The Thessaly region also includes the Sporades islands.

Definition of Thessaly in the English dictionary

The definition of Thessaly in the dictionary is a region of E Central Greece, on the Aegean: an extensive fertile plain, edged with mountains. Pop: 609 100. Area: 14 037 sq km Modern Greek name: Thessalía,.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THESSALY


basally
ˈbeɪsəlɪ
cicely
ˈsɪsəlɪ
commensally
kəˈmɛnsəlɪ
hypabyssally
ˌhɪpəˈbɪsəlɪ
mesally
ˈmiːsəlɪ
muscley
ˈmʌsəlɪ
muscly
ˈmʌsəlɪ
prefixally
ˈpriːfɪksəlɪ
quaquaversally
ˌkwɑːkwəˈvɜːsəlɪ
seseli
ˈsɛsəlɪ
sinistrorsally
ˌsɪnɪˈstrɔːsəlɪ
tasselly
ˈtæsəlɪ
tinselly
ˈtɪnsəlɪ
transversally
trænzˈvɜːsəlɪ
universally
ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THESSALY

Thesean
theses
Theseus
Thesiger
thesis
thesmothete
thesp
Thespian
Thespis
Thess.
Thessalian
Thessalonian
Thessalonians
Thessalonica
theta
thete
Thetford Mines
thetic
thetically
Thetis

WORDS THAT END LIKE THESSALY

acromegaly
anencephaly
anomaly
bialy
cardiomegaly
gravity anomaly
Healy
hepatomegaly
Italy
macrocephaly
magnetic anomaly
mealy
mean anomaly
microcephaly
Offaly
paly
plagiocephaly
scaly
shaly
splenomegaly

Synonyms and antonyms of Thessaly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Thessaly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THESSALY

Find out the translation of Thessaly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Thessaly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Thessaly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

塞萨利
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Tesalia
570 millions of speakers

English

Thessaly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Thessaly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثيساليا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Фессалия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Tessália
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Thessaly- এর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Thessalie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Thessaly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Thessalien
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

テッサリ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

테살
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Thessaly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Thessaly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேச்சலி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थिसलीस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Teselya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Tessaglia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Tesalia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Фессалия
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Tesalia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Θεσσαλίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Thessalië
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Alien
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Thessalia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Thessaly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THESSALY»

The term «Thessaly» is regularly used and occupies the 83.792 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THESSALY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Thessaly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Thessaly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THESSALY»

Discover the use of Thessaly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Thessaly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cult and Koinon in Hellenistic Thessaly
This book explores the territorial expansion of the Thessalian League ca. 196-27 BCE, the development of the state religion of the League, and the tension between regional political identity and local cult tradition.
Denver Graninger, 2011
2
Reclaim the Power of the Witch: Making Magic Make Sense
Perhaps no area of the ancient world generated more awe and fear than the region of Greece known as Thessaly. Thessaly is, according to the Greeks, the birthplace of witchcraft. Thessaly, also home to Mount Olympus, was known primarily ...
Monte Plaisance, 2001
3
The Flood of Thessaly ; The Girl of Provence: And Other Poems
And Other Poems Barry Cornwall. — From that high station Jove doth watch the world Its happiness and woe ; its good and evil ; Its many hopes, and dumb unspoken doubts, And the first births of error ; lonely pain ; Madness, and mirth, and ...
Barry Cornwall, 1823
4
Prehistoric Thessaly Being Some Account of Recent Exavations ...
CHAPTER IV SOUTH-EASTERN THESSALY A. Sesklo. About an hour and a half north-west of Volos (Iolcus) amongst the hills, that border the plain on the west, in a small upland valley lies the village of Sesklo. At the lower end of this valley in ...
5
Ancient Coin Collecting II: Numismatic Art of the Greek World
Ledon Attica, Oropos Phokis, Lilaia Boiotia, Kopai Thessaly, Atrax Boiotia, Koroneia Thessaly, Demetrias Boiotia, Lebadeia Thessaly, Ekkarra Boiotia, Mykalessos Thessaly, Eurea Boiotia. Orthomenos / Erchomenos Thessaly, Eurymenai ...
Wayne Sayles, 2007
6
The Battlefields of Thessaly: With Persnal Experiences in ...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, 2010
7
Achilleion: a Neolithic settlement in Thessaly, Greece, ...
A rich picture of village life in the 7th and 6th millennia BC, as seen through the excavations of an important site in Greece.
Marija Gimbutas, Shan M. M. Winn, Daniel Mitsuo Shimabuku, 1989
8
Thessaly - Witch for Hire
The powerful and ancient witch Thessaly's attempts to live a normal life are interrupted when a lovesick ghost named Fetch tries to win her heart.
Bill Willingham, Pamela Rambo, Nick Napolitano, 2005
9
A History of Thessaly: From the Earliest Historical Times to ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Roland Grubb Kent, 2013
10
'Twixt Greek and Turk, Or, Jottings During a Journey Through ...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Valentine Chirol, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THESSALY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Thessaly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ghost factories: Greece's modern ruins
A broken marble sign that reads "Accountant's Office" lies on the floor of a deserted marble factory that closed in 2006 near the town of Larissa in Thessaly ... «Mashable, Jul 15»
2
Applications for INSTEAD postgraduate program 2015-16
The Department of Architecture, University of Thessaly, invites all interested students to submit their applications for the postgraduate program INSTEAD ... «Archinect, Jun 15»
3
Photos: Greece's deserted factories are ghosts of the past
Deserted grain silos are seen in front of the snowcapped Mount Olympus near the town of Larissa in Thessaly region, Greece April 22, 2015. Photo by Yannis ... «PBS NewsHour, Jun 15»
4
Bruce Jenner and the Modern American Family
By Thessaly La Force · Share · Tweet. Bruce Jenner films a TV show in Los Angeles in October. Credit PHOTOGRAPH BY J. B. LACROIX/GETTY. 2015 is quickly ... «The New Yorker, Apr 15»
5
Kehinde Wiley's Spring: The Clothes of the Season, Worn by the …
Text by Thessaly La Force. “I wanted beautiful women,” says the 37-year-old artist Kehinde Wiley. It was the summer of 2011, and Wiley — known primarily for ... «New York Magazine, Feb 15»
6
'Fragrant,' by Mandy Aftel
By THESSALY LA FORCE DEC. 5, 2014. Inside. Supported By. Advertisement. Continue reading the main story. Advertisement. Continue reading the main story. «New York Times, Dec 14»
7
Wandsworth Council announces new home building programme
Fifteen of the new homes will be built on a disused site on the corner of Thessaly Road and Deeley Road on the Patmore estate. A further 22 homes will be ... «Wandsworth Guardian, Oct 14»
8
Over 10600 artifacts looted in WWII returned to Greece
The return of the artifacts, most of which were excavated in the Thessaly region in 1941 during an operation organized by Hitler's chief ideologist Alfred ... «Kathimerini, Jul 14»
9
VIDEO: Father and son jailed for vicious 45k cash box robbery
Terrance Clark, 50, and his son Lewis Clark, 27, of Thessaly Road, Battersea, were found guilty of conspiracy to commit robbery and possession of an imitation ... «Your Local Guardian, Jun 14»
10
Reimagining Iowa's Underground Railroad
Reimagining Iowa's Underground Railroad. By Thessaly La Force · Share · Tweet. View full screen. “Memorial, John Brown,” oil on wood panel, 11” x 14”. «New Yorker, Jun 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Thessaly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/thessaly>. Apr 2024 ».
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