Hellenic (redirected from Hellenic (disambiguation))

Hel·len·ic  (h-lnk)

adj.

Of or relating to the ancient Hellenes, their language, or their history; Greek.

n.

The branch of the Indo-European language family that consists only of Greek.

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Hellenic [hɛˈlɛnɪk -ˈliː-]

adj

1. (Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to the ancient or modern Greeks or their language

2. (Historical Terms) of or relating to ancient Greece or the Greeks of the classical period (776-323 bc) Compare Hellenistic

3. (Linguistics / Languages) (Social Science / Peoples) (Placename) (Historical Terms) another word for Greek

n

(Linguistics / Languages) a branch of the Indo-European family of languages consisting of Greek in its various ancient and modern dialects

Hellenically  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Hellenic - the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages Greek, Hellenic language Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite, Indo-European - the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia Modern Greek, New Greek - the Greek language as spoken and written today Late Greek - the Greek language in the 3rd to 8th centuries Byzantine Greek, Medieval Greek, Middle Greek - the Greek language from about 600 to 1200 AD Koine - a Greek dialect that flourished under the Roman Empire Ancient Greek - the Greek language prior to the Roman Empire 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
Adj.	1.	Hellenic - of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures; "classical mythology"; "classical Graeco-Roman, Greco-Roman, classic, classical classical, classic - of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture; "classic Cinese pottery"
	2.	Hellenic - relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization Hellenistic, Hellenistical
	3.	Hellenic - of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language; "Greek mythology"; "a Grecian robe" Grecian, Greek

Translations

Hellenic [heˈliːnɪk] ADJ → helénico

Hellenic [hɛˈlɛnɪk hɛˈliːnɪk] adj → hellénique

Hellenic

adj → hellenisch; a Hellenic cruise → eine Hellas-Kreuzfahrt

Hellenic [hɛˈlɛnɪk] adj → ellenico/a