Samothrace
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Etymology
From Latin Samothrācē, from Ancient Greek Σαμοθρᾴκη (Samothrā́ikē, “Samian Thrace”), from Σᾰ́μος (Sắmos, “Samos”) + Θρᾴκη (Thrā́ikē, “Thrace”), from the island's early Greek colonizers and the general ancient territory in which it lay.
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Proper noun
Samothrace
Translations
island
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French
Proper noun
Samothrace f
Latin
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Samothrācē f
- alternative form of Samothracia
- Lucius Annaeus Florus, Epitome Rerum Romanorum 1.28:
- Absens ergo victus fugit in maria insulamque Samothracen, fretus celebri religione
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- Absens ergo victus fugit in maria insulamque Samothracen, fretus celebri religione