# Samothrace

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsæmoʊˌθreɪs/

## Definitions
1. An island of Greece in the Aegean.

## 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.

## Source
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