English Explanatory Dictionary

Greece

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Hellenic Republic. Capital and largest city: Athens.

Pronunciation

grēs /ɡɹiːs/ en-us-Greece.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Greece.wav

Word forms

Greece

Etymology

From Middle English Grece, from Old French Grece, from Latin Graecia, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós). Replaced Old English Grēcland, also from the same Latin source.

Synonyms

Greekland Hellas Hellenic Republic

Derived words

Western Greece
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