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No. 143 in Greek

παοκ

PAOK (ΠΑΟΚ) is the abbreviation for "Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans," a major Greek sports club based in Thessaloniki.

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  • Ο ΠΑΟΚ είναι μια ομάδα ποδοσφαίρου στη Θεσσαλονίκη.

    PAOK is a football team in Thessaloniki.

    Here, "ΠΑΟΚ" is used as a proper noun, referring to the football club.

  • Ο Γιώργος υποστήριζε τον ΠΑΟΚ στον τελικό του πρωταθλήματος.

    George was supporting PAOK in the championship final.

    In this sentence, "ΠΑΟΚ" is again used as the name of the football team, and the context indicates fandom or support.

  • Παρακολουθήσαμε τον αγώνα του ΠΑΟΚ χθες το βράδυ.

    We watched the PAOK game last night.

    Here, "ΠΑΟΚ" refers to the team as participants in a sporting event.

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