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English
Etymology
From Gr. Ελληνικός (Hellenikos) "of or relating to Greece or Greeks", from Ancient Greek Ελλάς (Hellas) "Greece".
Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɛnɪk|-ɛnɪk
Adjective
Hellenic
#Of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization before the Hellenistic period.
#Of or relating to Hellas (Greece) or the Hellenes (Greeks).
Noun
Hellenic
#The Greek language and its dialects from the earliest records (Linear B inscriptions, about 1600-1300 BCE) to the present Modern Greek.
Related terms
Hellas
Helladic
Hellen
Hellene
Hellenisation or Hellenization
Hellenise or Hellenize
Helleniser or Hellenizer
Hellenism
Hellenist
Hellenistic
Hellenistical
Synonyms
Grecian
Translations
Greek: Ελληνικός (Hellenikos) m
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