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Word: Greek
Speech Type: Adjective
Old English Grēcas ‘the Greeks’, from Latin Graeci, the name given by the Romans to the people who called themselves the Hellenes, from Greek Graikoi, which according to Aristotle was the prehistoric name of the Hellenes
ɡriːk
relating to Greece, its people, or their language.
Short Definition:relating to Greece
Word: Greek
Speech Type: Noun
ɡriːk
a native or inhabitant of modern Greece, or a person of Greek descent.
Short Definition:native or national of modern Greece
the ancient or modern language of Greece, the only representative of the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family.
Short Definition:language of Greece
a member of a fraternity or sorority having a Greek-letter name.
Short Definition:member of fraternity or sorority
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