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- proper noun Alternative name for
Santorini .
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Examples
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Did you ride the donkeys up and down the steps in Thira?
holiday 2007
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So with naturalist and Bonapartist minister Cuvier, Englishman geologist Smith and American inventor Fulton in tow and as a "guide to rough living and adventure", Gage is off to the famous volcanic island of Thira aka Santorini to chase rumors of Archimedes' famous "death ray mirror" while both the Egyptian Rite villains and the pirates of the title are in hot pursuit...
"The Barbary Pirates" by William Dietrich (Reviewed by Liviu Suciu) Liviu 2010
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There are still pockets between the Tigris and the Euphrates, in an area called Thira'a Dijla.
Plain Speaking 2007
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Thira, who is a fourth generation Greek-Egyptian says the events in Egypt were like nothing she had ever witnessed in the country.
Evacuees out of Cairo Recall Tense Days Alkman Granitsas 2011
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With banks closed and many cash machines smashed by vandals, Thira was forced to borrow money from the local Greek community association to pay for her ticket out.
Evacuees out of Cairo Recall Tense Days Alkman Granitsas 2011
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Sri Thira-chitta —Probably intended forSthira-chitta, “the firm or steady minded.”
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Similar objects, which have been characterized as sauceboats, have been found at Akrotiri, Thira.
Picture 56 « Special Finds « Interactive Dig Crete – Zominthos Project 2009
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Similar objects, which have been characterized as sauceboats, have been found at Akrotiri, Thira.
Picture 56 « Special Finds « Interactive Dig Crete – Zominthos Project 2009
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Similar objects, which have been characterized as sauceboats, have been found at Akrotiri, Thira.
Picture 59 « Special Finds « Interactive Dig Crete – Zominthos Project 2009
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Similar objects, which have been characterized as sauceboats, have been found at Akrotiri, Thira.
Picture 55 « Special Finds « Interactive Dig Crete – Zominthos Project 2009
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