Samothrace

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/ˈsæmoʊˌθreɪs//ˈsæməˌθreɪs/

proper noun

An island of Greece in the Aegean.

OriginLatin Samothrācē ← Ancient Greek Σαμοθρᾴκη →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Samothraki

  1. An island of Greece in the Aegean.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
samothraki

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΣαμοθρᾴκη“Samian Thrace”
  2. LatinSamothrācē
  3. EnglishSamothrace

From Latin Samothrācē, from Ancient Greek Σαμοθρᾴκη (Samothrāíkē, “Samian Thrace”), from Σᾰ́μος (Sắmos, “Samos”) + Θρᾴκη (Thrāíkē, “Thrace”), from the island's early Greek colonizers and the general ancient territory in which it lay.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Σαμοθρᾴκη
  • Σαμοθρᾴκη (Samothrāíkē)island
Bulgarian Самотраки
  • Самотраки (Samotraki)island
French Samothrace
  • Samothraceisland
German Samothraki, Samothrazien
  • Samothrakiisland
  • Samothrazienisland
Greek Σαμοθράκη
  • Σαμοθράκη (Samothráki)island
Italian Samotracia
  • Samotraciaisland
Latin Samothrāce, Samothrācia
  • Samothrāceisland
  • Samothrāciaisland
Polish Samotraka
  • Samotrakaisland
Portuguese Samotrácia
  • Samotráciaisland
Russian Самотра́ки, Самофра́ки
  • Самотра́ки (Samotráki)island
  • Самофра́ки (Samofráki)island
Spanish Samotracia
  • Samotraciaisland
Turkish Semadirek
  • Semadirekisland
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Chicago

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

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