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Samothrace

/ˈsæmoʊˌθreɪs/

Samothrace proper noun: an island of Greece in the Aegean.

Proper noun

Samothrace

  1. An island of Greece in the Aegean.

Forms of Samothrace

alternative formSamothraki

Origin of Samothrace

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.

Words formed from Samothrace

Questions about Samothrace

What does Samothrace mean?
Samothrace means an island of Greece in the Aegean.
What part of speech is Samothrace?
Samothrace is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Samothrace?
Samothrace is pronounced /ˈsæmoʊˌθreɪs/.

Words near Samothrace in the dictionary

  1. Samosata
  2. Samosatenian
  3. Samosatenians
  4. samothere
  5. samotheres
  6. Samothrace
  7. Samothracian
  8. Samothracians
  9. Samothraki
  10. samoun
  11. samovar

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