Greece

Greece · proper_noun

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Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    A country in southeastern Europe on the southern tip of the Balkan Peninsula, known as the birthplace of Western civilization, democracy, and the Olympic Games.

  2. 2.

    The territory or state of the ancient Greek civilization.

Related words

See also: Greek, athens, mediterranean

Etymology

From Latin Graecia, from Greek Graikos, possibly referring to a tribe in northwestern Greece. The Greeks themselves call their country Hellas.