Thessaloniki, Salonika, Salonica, Thessalonica(noun)

a port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece

Salonica(ProperNoun)

Alternative spelling of Salonika.

Salonica

or Saloniki (122), the Thessalonica of the Scriptures, the second port and city of Turkey in Europe; occupies a bold and rocky site at the head of the Gulf of Salonica, 370 m. SW. of Constantinople; is surrounded by walls, is well laid out, drained, &c.; contains many fine old mosques; has an increasing commerce, exporting corn, cotton, opium, wool, &c.; founded in 315 B.C., and has ever since been a place of considerable importance.