Hellene
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Hel·lene
(hĕl′ēn′) also Hel·le·ni·an (hĕ-lē′nē-ən)n.
A Greek.
[Greek Hellēn.]
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Hellene
(ˈhɛliːn) orHellenian
n
(Peoples) another name for a Greek
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Greek
(grik)adj.
1. of or pertaining to Greece, the Greeks, or their language.
2. pertaining to the Greek Orthodox Church.
n. 3. a native or inhabitant of Greece.
4. the Indo-European language of the Greeks. Abbr.: Gk
5. Informal. anything unintelligible, as speech, writing, etc.: This contract is Greek to me.
6. a member of the Greek Orthodox Church.
7. a person who belongs to a Greek-letter fraternity or sorority.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English Grēcas (pl.) < Latin Graecī the Greeks (nominative pl. of Graecus) < Greek Graikoí, pl. of Graikós Greek]
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| Noun | 1. | Hellene - a native or inhabitant of Greece Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil European - a native or inhabitant of Europe Dorian - a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks Ionian - a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks Athenian - a resident of Athens Corinthian - a resident of Corinth Laconian - a resident of Laconia Spartan - a resident of Sparta Arcadian - an inhabitant of Arcadia Theban - a Greek inhabitant of ancient Thebes Argive - a native or inhabitant of the city of Argos Ephesian - a resident of the ancient Greek city of Ephesus Mycenaen - a native or inhabitant of ancient Mycenae Thessalian - a native or inhabitant of Thessaly Thessalonian - a native or inhabitant of Thessalonica |
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[ˈheliːn] N → heleno/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005