Greece

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.2.1 Homophones 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 See also

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin Graecia < Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graekos), a character in Greek mythology, the son of Thessalos, the king of Fthia, whom Ἑλλάς (Hellas, "Greece") and Ἕλληνες (Hellenes, "the Greeks") were also named after.

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• enPR: grēs, IPA: /gɹiːs/, SAMPA: /gri:s/
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• Rhymes: -iːs

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• grease (in some accents)

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Singular Greece

Plural -

Greece

1. Country in southeastern Europe having borders with Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Turkey. Member state of the European Union since 1981. Official name: Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία).

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• Countries of the world