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Greece
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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