Larissa

Proper noun

Larissa

1. A city in north-central Greece, the capital of Thessaly.
   • Larissa, 107 miles from Salonica, is reached at 10.33, and there is a halt of 17 min. while vendors of oranges, cheese, meat on skewers, sweetmeats, and Turkish coffee do a brisk trade.1951 November, 'Pausanias', “To Greece by the "Simplon-Orient Express"”, in Railway Magazine, page 731
2. A regional unit of Thessaly, of which the city of Larissa is capital also.
3. (historical) Any of several historical Greek towns, of ancient Greece or neighbouring areas.
4. A city in western Asia Minor, close to the ancient Greek city of Smyrna and to present-day Menemen, Turkey.
5. (Greek) A nymph with a local cult near the city of Larissa, Thessaly.
6. A female given name from Ancient Greek (after the mythological character and a 4th century Greek Orthodox martyr).
   • When Larissa Santos opened her front door and saw Rachel Bush for the first time, she was immediately flooded with emotions.2023 August 18, Francesca Street, “Her flight was canceled. Then she ended up on the doorstep of her future wife”, in CNN
7. A moon of Neptune.