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Larissa
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English
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Alternative forms
en Larisa the city; the female name
Etymology
en :bor grc:Λάρισσα + 1
Pronunciation
en /ləˈɹɪsə/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Larissa.wav Southern England
en ɪsə 3
Proper noun
en city in north-central c/Greece, the capital of Thessaly.
en 1951 November 'Pausanias' To Greece by the "Simplon-Orient Express" Railway Magazine 731 Larissa, 107 miles from Salonica, is reached at 10.33, and there is a halt of 17 min. while vendors of oranges, cheese, meat on skewers, sweetmeats, and Turkish coffee do a brisk trade.
en regional unit c/Thessaly, of which the city of Larissa is capital also.
en historical Any of several historical Greek towns, of ancient Greece or neighbouring areas.
en city in western r/Asia Minor, close to the ancient Greek city of Smyrna and to present-day Menemen, Turkey.
en Greek mythology A nymph with a local cult near the city of Larissa, Thessaly.
en female Ancient Greek (after the mythological character and a 4th century Greek Orthodox martyr).
en Francesca Street Her flight was canceled. Then she ended up on the doorstep of her future wife w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/travel/flight-canceled-then-she-met-her-future-wife 2023-08-18 When Larissa Santos opened her front door and saw Rachel Bush for the first time, she was immediately flooded with emotions. https://web.archive.org/web/20250520110038/https://www.cnn.com/travel/flight-canceled-then-she-met-her-future-wife 20 May 2025
en astronomy A moon of Neptune.
Related terms
female given name en Lara
Translations
city in Greece
Catalan: ca Làrissa f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 拉里薩 Lālǐsà
French: fr Larissa f
German: de Larisa n, de Larissa n
Greek: el Λάρισα f, el Λάρισα f
Ancient Greek: grc Λᾱ́ρισσα f
Italian: it Larissa f
Japanese: ja ラリサ Rarisa
Latin: la Lārissa f, la Lārīsa f
Macedonian: mk Лариса f
Old Tupi: tpw Lárissa
Portuguese: pt Larissa f
Russian: ru Ла́риса f, ru Лари́са f
Spanish: es Larisa f
Swedish: sv Larissa n
Turkish:
Ottoman Turkish: ota یڭی شهر Yeni Şehir, ota یڭی شهر فنار Yeni Şehir-i Fener
female given name
Belarusian: be Лары́са f
French: fr Larissa f
German: de Larissa f, de Larisa f
Italian: it Larissa f
Macedonian: mk Лариса f
Polish: pl Larysa
Portuguese: pt Larissa f
Russian: ru Лари́са f
Swedish: sv Larissa f
Ukrainian: uk Лариса f
Further reading
Larissa
Larissa (regional unit)
Larissa (mythology)
Larissa (moon)
Anagrams
en aailrss arisals risalas
en Moons of Neptune
Finnish
Proper noun
fi proper noun form
fi Lari ine s
French
Etymology
fr en Larissa in the 20th century.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fr proper noun
fr female Larissa
German
Etymology
de ru Лари́са in the 20th century.
Pronunciation
de [laˈʁɪsa]
de De-Larissa.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun
de female Larissa
Italian
Etymology
it :bor grc:Λάρισσα
it grc Λάρισσα.
Proper noun
f
it female Larissa
it city/regional capital r/Thessaly c/Greece Larissa
Anagrams
it aailrss rilassa
Latin
Alternative forms
la Lārīsa
Etymology
la Lārissa :bor grc:Λάρισσα + 1
Pronunciation
Lārissa
Proper noun
Lārissa<1.loc>
en Larissa
Declension
Lārissa<1.loc>
References
la Cities Greece Places in Thessaly, Greece
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f +
pt female Larissa
pt city/regional capital r/Thessaly c/Greece Larissa
Derived terms
pt larissinha
Turkish
tr:+ (uydu)
Proper noun
tr astronomy en Larissa
tr Moons of Neptune