Greece

//ɡɹiːs// name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Hellenic Republic. Capital and largest city: Athens.
Noun
  1. 1
    ancient Greece; a country of city-states (especially Athens and Sparta) that reached its peak in the fifth century BCE wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English Grece, from Old French Grece, from Latin Graecia, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós). Replaced Old English Grēcland, also from the same Latin source.

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