Hellenophone
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A person who speaks Greek
"The Orthodox, separated from Rome, are divided into two factions which differ in language and origin, and live in enmity: on one side, the Hellenophones, many of whom are natives of the Greek kingdom; on the other, the Arabophones, subject to the khedive or natives of Syria; all these have a patriarch of Greek tongue and race whose official residence is in the town, near the church of St. Sabas."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Hellenophone. alt-of
- 1 Greek-speaking not-comparable
"No need to emphasize the fact that the Hellenophone people – metallarii as well as the other inhabitants of mining territories – were both numerous and prominent."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Hellenophone. alt-of, not-comparable
Example
More examples"No need to emphasize the fact that the Hellenophone people – metallarii as well as the other inhabitants of mining territories – were both numerous and prominent."
Etymology
From Helleno- + -phone.
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