Greece
See also: greece
English
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.
Pronunciation
- enPR: grēs, IPA(key): /ɡɹiːs/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -iːs
- Homophone: grease (in some accents)
Proper noun
Greece
- A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Hellenic Republic. Capital and largest city: Athens.
Synonyms
- Greekland (rare, now nonstandard)
- Hellas
- Hellenic Republic
Translations
country in Southeastern Europe
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See also
- (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia (Czech Republic), Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City
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