Samothrace
Pronunciation: /ˈsæmoʊˌθreɪs/
The English word “Samothrace” has 1 meaning listed here.
proper noun
- An island of Greece in the Aegean.
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.
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