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Thessalonian

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /θɛsəˈləʊni.ən/
  • General-American: /θɛsəˈloʊni.ən/
  • rhymes with -əʊniən

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to, Thessaloniki

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Someone or something from, or pertaining to, Thessaloniki

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a native or inhabitant of Thessalonica

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Greek, Hellene

History

Etymology

Derived from Thessalonica. Appears as "Tessalonyans" in Tyndale Bible of 1525, but as "Tessalonicensis" in the older Wycliffe translation.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: thessalonicien — Translations
  • Greek: θεσσαλονικιώτικος (thessalonikiótikos) — Translations
  • Irish: Teasalónach — Translations
  • Macedonian: солунски (solunski) — Translations
  • Polish: salonicki — Translations
  • French: Thessalonicien — Translations
  • Greek: Θεσσαλονικιός (Thessalonikiós) — Translations
  • Greek: Θεσσαλονικιά (Thessalonikiá) — Translations
  • Ancient Greek: Θεσσαλονικεύς (Thessalonikeús) — Translations
  • Irish: Teasalónach — Translations
  • Macedonian: солунец (solunec) — Translations
  • Macedonian: солунка (solunka) — Translations
  • Macedonian: солуњанец (solunjanec) — Translations
  • Macedonian: солуњанка (solunjanka) — Translations
  • Polish: saloniczanin — Translations
  • Polish: saloniczanka — Translations
  • Turkish: Selanikli — Translations