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Etymology
From L. Graecia < Ancient Greek ΓÏαικός (Graekos), a character in Greek mythology, the son of w:Thessalos|Thessalos, the king of w:Fthia|Fthia, whom Ἑλλάς (Hellas, "Greece") and á¼Î»Î»Î·Î½ÎµÏ‚ (Hellenes, "the Greeks") were also named after.
Pronunciation
enPR|grÄ“s, IPA|/griËs/, SAMPA|/gri:s/
rhymes|iËs
Homophones
grease (in some accents)
Proper noun
en-proper noun
- Country in southeastern Europe having borders with Albania, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Turkey. Member state of the European Union since 1981. Official name: Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική ΔημοκÏατία).
Translations
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Albanian: Greqi
Arabic: ARchar|اليونان (al-yÅ«nÄn)
Aramaic:
:Syriac: Üܘܢ (YawÄn, Yawon)
:Hebrew: יון (YawÄn, Yawon)
Armenian: Õ€Õ¸Ö‚Õ¶Õ¡Õ½Õ¿Õ¡Õ¶ (Hounastan)
Azeri:
:Cyrillic: ЈунаныÑтан
:Roman: Yunanıstan
Bosnian: GrÄka f
Breton: Gres
Bulgarian: Ð“ÑŠÑ€Ñ†Ð¸Ñ (GÇŽrtsija) f
Catalan: Grècia
Chinese: 希臘 / 希腊 (xī-là )
Croatian: GrÄka f
Czech: Řecko
Danish: Grækenland
Dutch: Griekenland
Esperanto: Grekio, Grekujo, Greklando
Estonian: Kreeka
Finnish: Kreikka
French: Grèce f
Georgian: სáƒáƒ‘ერძნეთი (Saberdznet‘i)
German: Griechenland n
Greek:
:Ancient: Ἑλλάς (Ellás) f
:Modern: Ελλάδα (Elláða) f (Demotic) f, Ελλάς (Ellás) f (Katharevousa; official)
Hebrew: he-translation|יוון|yaván f
Hindi: गà¥à¤°à¥€à¤¸ (grÄ«s), यूनान (yÅ«nÄn)
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Hungarian: Görögország
Indonesian: Yunani
Interlingua: Grecia
Irish: an Ghréig f
Italian: Grecia f
Japanese: ギリシャ (Girisha), ギリシア (Girishia)
Korean: 그리스 (Geuriseu)
Latin: Graecia f
Latvian: GrieÄ·ija f
Livonian: GrÄ«ekmÅ
Maltese: il-Greċja
Norwegian: Hellas
Novial: Grekia
Persian: FAchar|یونان (Yunan)
Polish: Grecja f
Portuguese: Grécia f
Romanian: Grecia f
Russian: Ð“Ñ€ÐµÑ†Ð¸Ñ (Grétsija) f
Scottish Gaelic: A' Ghrèig f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: Грчка f
:Roman: GrÄka#Serbian|GrÄka f
Sicilian: Grecia#Sicilian|Grecia f
Slovak: Grécko n
Slovene: GrÄija f
Spanish: Grecia f
Swedish: Grekland
Turkish: Yunanistan
Võro: Kriika
Welsh: Groeg f
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Related terms
Grecian
Greek
Hellas
Hellene
Hellenic
Hellenistic
See also
Countries of the world
Category:Countries
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