"Samothrace" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈsæmoʊˌθreɪs/, /ˈsæməˌθreɪs/ Forms: Samothraki [alternative]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Samothrācē}} Latin Samothrācē, {{der|en|grc|Σαμοθρᾴκη||Samian Thrace}} Ancient Greek Σαμοθρᾴκη (Samothrāíkē, “Samian Thrace”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Samothrace
  1. An island of Greece in the Aegean. Categories (place): Places in Greece Translations (island): Σαμοθρᾴκη (Samothrāíkē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Самотраки (Samotraki) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Samothrace (French), Samothraki [neuter] (German), Samothrazien [neuter] (German), Σαμοθράκη (Samothráki) [feminine] (Greek), Samotracia [feminine] (Italian), Samothrāce [feminine] (Latin), Samothrācia [feminine] (Latin), Samotràcia (Occitan), سمادیرك (Semadirek) (Ottoman Turkish), Samotraka [feminine] (Polish), Samotrácia [feminine] (Portuguese), Самотра́ки (Samotráki) [masculine] (Russian), Самофра́ки (Samofráki) [masculine] (Russian), Samotracia [feminine] (Spanish), Semadirek (Turkish)
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