Larissa

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/ləˈɹɪsə/

proper noun

A city in north-central Greece, the capital of Thessaly.

Less commonScrabble 7

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Larisa

  1. A city in north-central Greece, the capital of Thessaly.

    Larissa, 107 miles from Salonica, is reached at 10.33, and there is a halt of 17 min. while vendors of oranges, cheese, meat on skewers, sweetmeats, and Turkish coffee do a brisk trade.

    1951 November, 'Pausanias', “To Greece by the "Simplon-Orient Express"”, in Railway Magazine, page 731
  2. A regional unit of Thessaly, of which the city of Larissa is capital also.
  3. historicalAny of several historical Greek towns, of ancient Greece or neighbouring areas.
  4. A city in western Asia Minor, close to the ancient Greek city of Smyrna and to present-day Menemen, Turkey.
  5. Greekhuman sciencesA nymph with a local cult near the city of Larissa, Thessaly.
  6. A female given name from Ancient Greek (after the mythological character and a 4th century Greek Orthodox martyr).

    When Larissa Santos opened her front door and saw Rachel Bush for the first time, she was immediately flooded with emotions.

    2023 August 18, Francesca Street, “Her flight was canceled. Then she ended up on the doorstep of her future wife”, in CNN
  7. astronomyA moon of Neptune.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΛάρισσα
  2. Ancient GreekΛάρισσα
  3. EnglishLarissa

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λάρισσα (Lárissa).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Λᾱ́ρισσα
  • Λᾱ́ρισσα (Lā́rissa)city in Greece
Catalan Làrissa
  • Làrissacity in Greece
Chinese Mandarin 拉里薩
  • 拉里薩 (Lālǐsà)city in Greece
French Larissa, Larissa
  • Larissacity in Greece
  • Larissafemale given name
German Larisa, Larissa
  • Larisacity in Greece
  • Larissacity in Greece
  • Larissafemale given name
  • Larisafemale given name
Greek Λάρισα
  • Λάρισα (Lárisa)city in Greece
Italian Larissa, Larissa
  • Larissacity in Greece
  • Larissafemale given name
Japanese ラリサ
  • ラリサ (Rarisa)city in Greece
Latin Lārissa, Lārīsa
  • Lārissacity in Greece
  • Lārīsacity in Greece
Polish Larysa
  • Larysafemale given name
Portuguese Larissa, Larissa
  • Larissacity in Greece
  • Larissafemale given name
Russian Ла́риса, Лари́са
  • Ла́риса (Lárisa)city in Greece
  • Лари́са (Larísa)city in Greece
  • Лари́са (Larísa)female given name
Spanish Larisa
  • Larisacity in Greece
Swedish Larissa, Larissa
  • Larissacity in Greece
  • Larissafemale given name
Ukrainian Лариса
  • Лариса (Larysa)female given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Larissa

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Cite this entry
APA

Larissa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Larissa

MLA

“Larissa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Larissa. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Larissa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Larissa.

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