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Definition of salonica
salonica
/səˈlɑːnɪkə/
Sa · lon · i · ca
salonica Lexical Profile
CEFR
C1
Grade
10
Tier
2
Usage
Rare
Syllables
4
• noun
1
A historical English name for Thessaloniki, a major port city in northern Greece and the capital of the Central Macedonia region on the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea.
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Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.
180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Salonica. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/salonica