Meanings
- Synonym of Samothrace, an island of Greece.
Synonyms: Samothrace
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Samothrace, an island of Greece.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΣαμοθρᾴκη“Samian Thrace”
- GreekΣαμοθράκη
- EnglishSamothraki
From Greek Σαμοθράκη (Samothráki), 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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Samothraki. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Samothraki
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