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Greek
(grēk)n.
1.
a. The Indo-European language of the Greeks.
b. Greek language and literature from the middle of the eighth century bc to the end of the third century ad, especially the Attic Greek of the fifth and fourth centuries bc.
2.
a. A native or inhabitant of Greece.
b. A person of Greek ancestry.
3. Informal A member of a fraternity or sorority that has its name composed of Greek letters.
4. Informal Something that is unintelligible: Quantum mechanics is Greek to me.
adj.
Of or relating to Greece or its people, language, or culture.
[Middle English Grek, from Old English Grēcas, the Greeks, from Latin Graecus, Greek, from Greek Graikos, ethnic designation of a Boeotian tribe that settled in Italy.]
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Greek
(ɡriːk)n
1. (Languages) the official language of Greece, constituting the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages. See Ancient Greek, Late Greek, Medieval Greek, Modern Greek
2. (Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Greece or a descendant of such a native
3. (Eastern Church (Greek & Russian Orthodox)) a member of the Greek Orthodox Church
4. informal anything incomprehensible (esp in the phrase it's (all) Greek to me)
5. Greek meets Greek equals meet
adj
6. (Placename) denoting, relating to, or characteristic of Greece, the Greeks, or the Greek language; Hellenic
7. (Languages) denoting, relating to, or characteristic of Greece, the Greeks, or the Greek language; Hellenic
8. (Peoples) denoting, relating to, or characteristic of Greece, the Greeks, or the Greek language; Hellenic
9. (Eastern Church (Greek & Russian Orthodox)) of, relating to, or designating the Greek Orthodox Church
[from Old English Grēcas (plural), or Latin Graecus, from Greek Graikos]
ˈGreekness n
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Greek
(grik)adj.
1. of or pertaining to Greece, the Greeks, or their language.
2. pertaining to the Greek Orthodox Church.
n. 3. a native or inhabitant of Greece.
4. the Indo-European language of the Greeks. Abbr.: Gk
5. Informal. anything unintelligible, as speech, writing, etc.: This contract is Greek to me.
6. a member of the Greek Orthodox Church.
7. a person who belongs to a Greek-letter fraternity or sorority.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English Grēcas (pl.) < Latin Graecī the Greeks (nominative pl. of Graecus) < Greek Graikoí, pl. of Graikós Greek]
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| Noun | 1. |  Greek - the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languagesIndo-European language, Indo-Hittite, Indo-European - the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia Modern Greek, New Greek - the Greek language as spoken and written today Late Greek - the Greek language in the 3rd to 8th centuries Koine - a Greek dialect that flourished under the Roman Empire Ancient Greek - the Greek language prior to the Roman Empire Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil |
| 2. | Greek - a native or inhabitant of Greece Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil European - a native or inhabitant of Europe Dorian - a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks Ionian - a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks Athenian - a resident of Athens Corinthian - a resident of Corinth Laconian - a resident of Laconia Spartan - a resident of Sparta Arcadian - an inhabitant of Arcadia Theban - a Greek inhabitant of ancient Thebes Argive - a native or inhabitant of the city of Argos Ephesian - a resident of the ancient Greek city of Ephesus Mycenaen - a native or inhabitant of ancient Mycenae Thessalian - a native or inhabitant of Thessaly Thessalonian - a native or inhabitant of Thessalonica | |
| Adj. | 1. | Greek - of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language; "Greek mythology"; "a Grecian robe" |
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Greek
adjective
1. Hellenic his extensive knowledge of Greek antiquity
noun
1. Hellene The ancient Greeks referred to themselves as Hellenes.
Quotations
"I fear the Greeks, even when they are bearing gifts" [Virgil Aeneid]
"I fear the Greeks, even when they are bearing gifts" [Virgil Aeneid]
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Translations
řeckýřečtinaŘekŘekyně
græskgræker
grekagreko
kreeklane
یونانی
kreikkalainensiansaksahepreakreikka
grčkiGrkGrkinjagrčki jezik
görög
Grikkigrískagrískur
ギリシャのギリシャ人ギリシャ語
그리스 사람그리스어그리스의
Graecus
greacă
gréckygréčtina
GrkGrkinjaGrščinagrški
grekgrekiskgrekiska
Kigiriki
แห่งประเทศกรีกชาวกรีกภาษากรีก
یونانی
người Hy Lạpthuộc nước/người/tiếng Hy Lạptiếng Hy Lạp
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Greek
adj → griechisch; he is Greek → er ist Grieche; Greek letter society (US Univ) Studentenverbindung, deren Name aus drei griechischen Buchstaben besteht; the Greek Orthodox Church → die griechisch-orthodoxe Kirche
n
(Ling) → Griechisch nt; Modern Greek → Neugriechisch nt; Ancient Greek → Altgriechisch nt; it’s all Greek to me (inf) → das sind böhmische Dörfer für mich (inf)
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Greek
[griːk]1. adj → greco/a
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greek
→ اللغة اليونانية, يُونانيّ řecký, řečtina, Řek græker, græsk Grieche, griechisch Έλληνας, Ελληνικά, ελληνικός griego kreikka, kreikkalainen grec grčki, Grk greco ギリシャの, ギリシャ人, ギリシャ語 그리스 사람, 그리스어, 그리스의 Griek, Grieks greker, gresk grecki, Grek, język grecki grego грек, греческий, греческий язык grek, grekisk, grekiska แห่งประเทศกรีก, ชาวกรีก, ภาษากรีก Yunan, Yunanca, Yunanlı người Hy Lạp, thuộc nước/người/tiếng Hy Lạp, tiếng Hy Lạp 希腊人, 希腊的, 希腊语Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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