Greece
See also: greece
English
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Greece
Etymology
From Old French Grice, from Latin Graecia, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós); a character in Greek mythology, the son of Thessalos, the king of Phthia. Replaced Old English Grēcland, Crēcland, 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
- Country in southeastern Europe having borders with Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Turkey. Official name: Hellenic Republic.
Synonyms
Translations
Country in Southeastern Europe
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See also
- Appendix:Place names in Greece
- (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City
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