Thessaly

Thessaly
or Greek Thessalía geographical name region E Greece between Pindus Mountains & the Aegean • Thessalian adjective or noun

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  • Thessaly — [thes′ə lē] region of E Greece, between the Pindus Mountains & the Aegean Sea: see GREECE Thessalian [thə sal′yən, thəsā′lē ən] adj., n …   English World dictionary

  • Thessaly — Thessalia redirects here. For the butterfly genus, see Thessalia (butterfly).: For the Ancient Thessalian dialect, see Aeolic Greek Infobox Peri GR name = Thessaly name local = Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας prefec = Karditsa Larissa Magnesia Trikala… …   Wikipedia

  • Thessaly — Thessalian /the say lee euhn, sayl yeuhn/, adj., n. /thes euh lee/, n. a region in E Greece: a former division of ancient Greece. 659,913; 5208 sq. mi. (14,490 sq. km). * * * Historical region and current administrative region (pop., 2001:… …   Universalium

  • Thessaly —    Region in central Greece (q.v.) distinguished by a large plain that is surrounded by mountains. The famous rock top monasteries of Meteora (q.v.) are situated on the edge of this plain. Thessaly s chief Byzantine cities included Larissa, Lamia …   Historical dictionary of Byzantium

  • Thessaly — Admin ASC 1 Code Orig. name Thessaly Country and Admin Code GR.ESYE14 GR …   World countries Adminstrative division ASC I-II

  • Thessaly — noun a fertile plain on the Aegean Sea in east central Greece; Thessaly was a former region of ancient Greece • Syn: ↑Thessalia • Members of this Region: ↑Cynoscephalae, ↑battle of Cynoscephalae • Instance Hypernyms: ↑geographical area, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Thessaly Lerner — is a stage, film voice actress, writer, director, producer, and The Ukulady. She is perhaps best known as the voice of the teenage girl in Electronic Art’s The Sims 2, and all subsequent expansion packs, and to survival horror fans as the voice… …   Wikipedia

  • Thessaly Railway Museum — Volos railway station The Thessaly Railway Museum (or Volos Railway Museum, Greek: Σιδηροδρομικό Μουσείο Θεσσαλίας) was founded in 2006 and occupies the first floor in the beautiful building of Volos Railway Station, Greece. The museum exhibits a …   Wikipedia

  • Thessaly — noun /ˈθesəli/ A region in north central Greece; one of its 13 periferies. It contains the prefectures of Karditsa, Larissa, Magnesia and Trikala …   Wiktionary

  • THESSALY —    the largest division of ancient Greece, a wide, fertile plain stretching southward from the Macedonian border to the Maliac Gulf, and entirely surrounded by mountains save the Vale of Tempe in the NE. between Mounts Ossa and Olympus; was… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

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