Hellenic
WordNet
adjective
(1) Characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures
(2) Relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization
(3) Of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks
"Greek mythology"
"A Grecian robe"
noun
(4) The Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , from .
Adjective
- Of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization before the Hellenistic period.
- Of or relating to Hellas (Greece) or the Hellenes (Greeks).
Noun
- The Greek language and its dialects from the earliest records (Linear B inscriptions, about 1600-1300 BCE) to the present Modern Greek.
Related terms
- Hellas
- Helladic
- Hellen
- Hellene
- Hellenic Republic
- Hellenisation or Hellenization
- Hellenise or Hellenize
- Helleniser or Hellenizer
- Hellenism
- Hellenist
- Hellenistic
- Hellenistical