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proper noun 
  1. 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 (Îλληνική ÎημοκÏαÏία).
Translations: 
  • Dutch: Griekenland
  • French: Grèce
  • German: Griechenland
  • Italian: Grecia
  • Spanish: Grecia
Etymology: From Graecia < Ancient Greek (Graekos), a character in Greek mythology, the son of w:Thessalos, Thessalos, the king of w:Fthia, Fthia, whom á (Hellas, "Greece") and á (Hellenes, "the Greeks") were also named after.

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