Meaning of Greek in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Definitions
  3. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ɡrik/

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  1. Noun

    Greek

    Definitions

    1. the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
  2. 2. a native or inhabitant of Greece

  3. Qualitative Adjective

    Greek

    Etymology

    Old English Grēcas ‘the Greeks’, from Latin Graeci, the name given by the Romans to the people who called themselves the Hellenes, from Greek Graikoi, which according to Aristotle was the prehistoric name of the Hellenes

    Definitions

    1. of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks

    Examples

    • « Greek mythology »
    • « a grecian robe »

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