Greece
See also: greece
English
Greece
Etymology
From Middle English Grece, from Old French Grece, from Latin Graecia, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós); a character in Greek mythology, the son of Thessalos, the king of Phthia. Replaced Old English Crēca land, 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 southeastern Europe, having borders with Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Turkey. Official name: Hellenic Republic
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, 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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