Greece, Hellenic Republic, Ellas
(noun) a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
Greece
(noun) ancient Greece; a country of city-states (especially Athens and Sparta) that reached its peak in the fifth century BCE
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Greece
Country in southeastern Europe having borders with Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Turkey. Official name: Hellenic Republic.
• Greekland (rare, now nonstandard)
• Hellas
• Hellenic Republic
greece
(obsolete) plural of gree
Source: Wiktionary
Greece, n. pl.
Definition: See Gree a step. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
