Samothrace

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An island of Greece in the Aegean.

Pronunciation

/ˈsæmoʊˌθreɪs/ /ˈsæməˌθreɪs/

Word forms

Samothrace Samothraki

Etymology

From Latin Samothrācē, from Ancient Greek Σαμοθρᾴκη (Samothrāíkē, “Samian Thrace”), from Σᾰ́μος (Sắmos, “Samos”) + Θρᾴκη (Thrāíkē, “Thrace”), from the island's early Greek colonizers and the general ancient territory in which it lay.

Derived words

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