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Etymology
From Latinized Greek Graecus, from Ancient Greek ELchar|��αικ�� (Graikos), a character in Greek mythology (a son of w:Thessalos|Thessalos, the king of w:Phthia|Phthia), whom ELchar|�λλά� (Hellas), Greece, and ELchar|�λληνε� (Hellenes), Greeks, were also named after; see also ELchar|�λλην and Hellen.

Noun
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1. countable An inhabitant, resident, or a person of descent from Greece.
2. uncountable The language of the Greek people, spoken in Greece, Cyprus, south Albania, parts of south FYROM, parts of Bulgaria and parts of Turkey and partially characterised by being written using the Greek alphabet. It is descended from Proto-Greek via Ancient Greek and other forms of Greek.
3. context|US|countable A member of a college fraternity or sorority, which are commonly characterised by being named after Greek letters. (See also Greek system)

#: "Was Joe a Greek in college?"

1. uncountable Nonsense talk or writing; gibberish.

Derived terms
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Ancient Greek
Classical Greek
Demotic Greek
Greek fire
Greek System
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it's all Greek to me
Koine Greek
Modern Greek
Protogreek

Related terms
w:El Greco|El Greco
Grecian
Greco-
Greco-Roman

Translations
trans-top|inhabitant, etc., of Greece
Albanian: grek, greke
Bulgarian: г��к (gr�k) m, г��кин� (g�rkinja) f, г���и (g�rtsi) m|p, г��кини (g�rkini) f|p
Catalan: grec m grega f
Chinese, simplified: ��人 (Xīlà-rén)
Chinese, traditional: ��人 (Xīlà-rén)
Croatian: t-|hr|Grk|m, t-|hr|Grkinja|f
Czech: t-|cs|�ek|m, t-|cs|�ekyn�|f
Danish: græker, grækere p
Dutch: Griek m, Griekse f
Esperanto: t-|eo|greko|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: t-|et|kreeklane
Finnish: t+|fi|kreikkalainen
Ewe: Helat�
Finnish: t+|fi|kreikkalainen
French: t+|fr|grec|m, t+|fr|grecque|f, t|fr|grecques|p
German: Grieche m, Griechin f, Griechen m|p, Griechinnen f|p
Greek: t+|el|�λληνα�|m|tréllinas|scGrek, t|el|�λληνίδα|f|trelliníða|scGrek
Hebrew: ���נ� (Yevani) m, ���נ�� (Yevania) f
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Hungarian: t+|hu|görög
Icelandic: t|is|Grikki|m
Indonesian: orang yunani
Interlingua: greco m, greca f
Italian: t+|it|greco|m, t+|it|greca|f
Japanese: ����人 (girishia-jin), ����人 (girisha-jin)
Latin: Graeca f, Graecus m
Norwegian: Hellener
Polish: Grek m, Greczynka f
Portuguese: grego m, grega f, gregos m|p, gregas f|p
Romanian: grec m, grecoaic� f, greci m, grecoaice f|p
Russian: г�ек (grek) m, г�е�анка (gre�ánka) f
Sicilian: grecu m, greca f
Slovak: Grék m, Gréky�a f
Slovene: t+|sl|Grk|m, t-|sl|Grkinja|f
Spanish: t+|es|griego|m, t-|es|griega|f, t|es|griegos|m|p, t|es|griegas|f|p
Swedish: t+|sv|grek|m, t+|sv|grekiska|f
Turkish: t+|tr|Yunan
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Sicilian: grecu
Slovak: Grécky
Slovene: Grš�ina
Sorbian: Grjekš�ina
Spanish: t+|es|griego|m
Swahili: t-|sw|Kigiriki|xs=Swahili
Swedish: t+|sv|grekiska|c
Tagalog: Griyego
Tamil: �ிர����ம� (kireekkam)
Tatar: ��ек (grek)
Thai: THchar|ภาษา�รี� (paas�a grèek)
Turkish: t+|tr|Yunanca
Ukrainian: г�е��кий (gréts�kyj)
Urdu: t-|ur|���ا��|tryūn�nī|scURchar|xs=Urdu
Vietnamese: Tiếng Hy-lạp
Walloon: Grek
Welsh: Groeg
Yiddish: �ר���ש (grikhish)
Zulu: Isigrikhi
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trans-top|member of a fraternity or sorority
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Adjective
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1. Of or relating to Greece, the Greek people, or the Greek language.
2. Of or pertaining to a fraternity or sorority.
3. unintelligible, especially regarding foreign speech.

Synonyms
Grecian
Hellenic

Translations
trans-top|of the Greek language, people or country
Bulgarian: г���ки (gr�tski)
Catalan: grec
Croatian: t-|hr|gr�ki
Czech: t-|cs|�ecký
Dutch: Grieks, Griekse
Esperanto: t-|eo|greka|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: kreikkalainen, kreikankielinen (of Greek language)
French: t+|fr|grec
German: t+|de|griechisch
Greek: t|el|ελληνικ��|m|sc=Grek (elinikós)
Hungarian: t+|hu|görög
Icelandic: t-|is|grískur
Interlingua: grec, greco m, greca f
Italian: t+|it|greco
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Korean: 그리�� (geuriseu-ui)
Latin: t-|la|Graecus|m
Polish: t+|pl|grecki
Portuguese: grego
Romanian: grec, grecesc m, greac�, greceasc� f, greci, grece�ti m|p, grece�, grece�ti f|p
Russian: г�е�е�кий (gré�eskij)
Sicilian: grecu
Slovak: t+|sk|grécky
Slovene: t+|sl|grški
Spanish: t+|es|griego
Swedish: t+|sv|grekisk
Turkish: yunanca
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trans-top|pertaining to a fraternity etc
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trans-top|unintelligible, especially regarding foreign speech
Finnish: t+|fi|siansaksa, t+|fi|heprea
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See also
Dhimotiki
Greek alphabet
Greek numbers<!--Wikipedia entry?-->
Greek Orthodox
Hellenic
Hellenism
Hellenistic
Hellenize
Katharevousa
Koine

External links
Greek–English Dictionary: from Webster’s Dictionary â�� the Rosetta Edition.
ethnologue|code=ell

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