Samothraki

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Synonym of Samothrace, an island of Greece.
  2. A village on the island in Greece.

Pronunciation

/ˈsæmoʊˌθrækiː/ /ˈsæməˌθrækiː/

Word forms

Samothraki

Etymology

From Greek Σαμοθράκη (Samothráki), 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.

Synonyms

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