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To research my book 'Me the People' - in which I have rewritten the entire Constitution of the United States - I flew to Greece, the birthplace of democracy. I bused to Philly, the home of independence. I even, if you can believe it, read the Constitution of the United States.
Kevin Bleyer

Meaning of "Greece" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GREECE

Greece  [ɡriːs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREECE

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Greece is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GREECE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Greece

Greece

Greece (Greek: Ελλάδα, Elláda, pronounced ( listen)), officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Ellīnikī́ Dīmokratía) and known since ancient times as Hellas (Greek: Ἑλλάς), is a country in Southern Europe. According to the 2011 census, Greece's population is around 11 million. Athens is the nation's capital and largest city. Greece is strategically located at the crossroads of Europe, Western Asia, and Africa, and shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north and Turkey to the northeast. The country consists of nine geographic regions: Macedonia, Central Greece, the Peloponnese, Thessaly, Epirus, the Aegean Islands (including the Dodecanese and Cyclades), Thrace, Crete, and the Ionian Islands. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south.

Definition of Greece in the English dictionary

The definition of Greece in the dictionary is a republic in SE Europe, occupying the S part of the Balkan Peninsula and many islands in the Ionian and Aegean Seas; site of two of Europe's earliest civilizations ; in the classical era divided into many small independent city-states, the most important being Athens and Sparta; part of the Roman and Byzantine Empires; passed under Turkish rule in the late Middle Ages; became an independent kingdom in 1827; taken over by a military junta ; the monarchy was abolished in 1973; became a republic in 1975; a member of the European Union. Official language: Greek. Official religion: Eastern Orthodox. Currency: euro. Capital: Athens. Pop: 10 772 967. Area: 131 944 sq km Modern Greek name: Ellás related adjective Hellenic.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GREECE


ambergris
ˈæmbəˌɡriːs
caprice
kəˈpriːs
Castries
kæsˈtriːs
crease
kriːs
creese
kriːs
decrease
dɪˈkriːs
degrease
diːˈɡriːs
directrice
dɪrekˈtriːs
Dumfries
dʌmˈfriːs
grease
ɡriːs
grece
ɡriːs
increase
ɪnˈkriːs
precrease
priːˈkriːs
reincrease
ˌriːɪnˈkriːs
Rhys
riːs
Vries
vriːs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREECE

Greek
Greek bread
Greek Catholic
Greek Church
Greek cross
Greek Cypriot
Greek fire
Greek gift
Greek god

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREECE

altarpiece
apiece
backpiece
centerpiece
companion piece
earpiece
fleece
Golden Fleece
headpiece
masterpiece
mouthpiece
neckpiece
niece
of a piece
one-piece
piano piece
T-piece
three-piece
timepiece
two-piece

Synonyms and antonyms of Greece in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Greece» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREECE

Find out the translation of Greece to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Greece from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Greece» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

希腊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Grecia
570 millions of speakers

English

Greece
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ग्रीस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اليونان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Греция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Grécia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্রীস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Grèce
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Greece
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Griechenland
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ギリシャ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그리스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Yunani
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nước Hy Lạp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிரீஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रीस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yunanistan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Grecia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Grecja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Греція
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Grecia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ελλάδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Griekeland
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Grekland
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Hellas
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Greece

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREECE»

The term «Greece» is very widely used and occupies the 3.432 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREECE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Greece

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10 QUOTES WITH «GREECE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Greece.
1
Ali Babacan
Greece is not an easy country to do business in.
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Kevin Bleyer
To research my book 'Me the People' - in which I have rewritten the entire Constitution of the United States - I flew to Greece, the birthplace of democracy. I bused to Philly, the home of independence. I even, if you can believe it, read the Constitution of the United States.
3
David Bonderman
A good default, like Portugal or Greece, would be very good for the private equity business.
4
James Chanos
The interesting thing about the China story, getting back to the macro and micro, and as dire as I think the macro story is - due to bad credit and credit extension that makes Greece and Spain and the U.S. look like child's play - when you get to the micro of individual companies, they look even worse.
5
Marie-Chantal Claire
I was spending most of my summers in Greece when I was a little girl, and at boarding school my first room-mate was Greek, so I guess I kind of had that Greek destiny.
6
John Henrik Clarke
Egypt gave birth to what later would become known as 'Western Civilization,' long before the greatness of Greece and Rome.
7
Seamus Dever
My wife Juliana and I first saw Eurovision while on our honeymoon in Greece in 2006, and we were amazed by it. They basically recreate a music video onstage, and pyro cannons, LED video screens, background dancers, fireworks, costume changes, and wind machines are their tools.
8
Barry Eichengreen
The consequences of a collapse would not be pretty. Whichever country precipitated it - Germany by threatening to abandon the euro, or Greece or Spain by actually doing so - would trigger economic chaos and incur its neighbours' wrath.
9
Mohamed El-Erian
For the next three years, we're going to see different economies work out different problems. For European economies, especially Greece, it would be through default.
10
Jane Elliot
No white group has founded a major religion on this planet. The major religious were started in the Orient and the Middle East, not in Greece and Rome. I always knew you racists didn't have a prayer.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREECE»

Discover the use of Greece in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Greece and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Women in Ancient Greece
Largely excluded from any public role, the women of ancient Greece nonetheless appear in various guises in the art and writing of the period, and in legal documents.
Sue Blundell, 1995
2
Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece
Newly edited by Nigel Wilson, this single-volume reference provides a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the political, cultural, and social life of the people and to the places, ideas, periods, and events that defined ancient Greece.
Nigel Guy Wilson, 2006
3
Greece
This series offers comprehensive coverage of countries around the world. The emphasis of the series will be on up-to-date information, current affairs, and newsworthy entries.
Jilly Hunt, 2013
4
Greece
An introduction to the history, geography, language, schools, and social life and customs of Greece.
Sharon Gordon, 2003
5
Understanding the Crisis in Greece: From Boom to Bust
This book is essential reading for all interested in Greece's economy, political economy and European economics.
Prof. Michael Mitsopoulos, Prof Theodore Pelagidis, 2011
6
A Concise History of Greece
Now reissued in a second, updated edition, this book provides a concise, illustrated introduction to the history of modern Greece, from the first stirrings of the national movement in the late eighteenth century to the present day.
Richard Clogg, 2002
7
Greece
The volume traces the interesting and diverse evolution from the classicism of the 19th century to the contemporary debates which consider architectural production outside the common centers of discourse.
Savas Condaratos, Wilfried Wang, 1999
8
Greece: The Modern Sequel : from 1831 to the Present
This historical essay explores Greece in the 1990s. It seeks to illuminate vital aspects of the Greek phenomenon using themes such as politics, institutions, society, ideology, foreign policy, geography and culture.
Giannēs Koliopoulos, Thanos Veremēs, 2002
9
Greece--a Jewish History
It is a masterful piece of research and historical craftsmanship. The story of Greek Jewry has found its historian. This wonderful book also announces Fleming as, among other things, a Jewish historian of the first order.
K. E. Fleming, 2010
10
Origins of Democracy in Ancient Greece
"A balanced, high-quality analysis of the developing nature of Athenian political society and its relationship to 'democracy' as a timeless concept."--Mark Munn, author of The School of History
‎2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREECE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Greece is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Greek Deal Poses Dangers for Greece, and for Europe
For years, Greece's negotiations with its European creditors have featured moments in which all parties stare into the abyss, fear what they see ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Dow up 217 as Greece agrees to bailout deal
Investors woke up Monday to word of Greece agreeing to a bailout deal with creditors, news that sent stocks sharply higher on Wall Street, ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
3
Third Time's the Charm? Little Optimism Over New Greece Bailout
ATHENS—Greece's new bailout is still in the making, but many economists already doubt it will work better than the last two. The prospective ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
4
Greece May Have To Sell Islands And Ruins Under Its Bailout Deal
Going forward, Greece will have to stash its assets in a specially created fund and prepare them for sale “under the supervision of the relevant ... «TIME, Jul 15»
5
What did Greece just sign up for?
What is it going to cost Greece for a potential $96 billion bailout? In general, Athens must raise taxes, revamp its pension system and find ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
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Sorry, but Greece isn't victim of a 'coup'. It's a victim of the Euro
After 17 hours of negotiations Greece and its creditors have just ... presumably meant to be an offer Greece can't accept; but even so, it's a ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Greece bailout agreement: what Europe's media says
“Grexit would have been a catastrophe for both Europe and Greece,” said Der Spiegel. “But a lot of damage has been done. Merkel and ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
8
Greece Deal Will Take Time to Reach Banks
ATHENS—Greece has a deal. But don't take it to the bank quite yet. The country's frozen financial system, battered by bad loans and fleeing ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
9
With Europe behind it, Greece is being pushed into further peril
That's the gist of the deal that keeps Greece in the euro, ... If Greece is in a hole, the rest of the euro zone will hand it a spade and tell it to keep ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
Despite Deal, Greece Not Out Of The Woods Yet
Greece is still in the euro and may even stay in the euro, but the temporary solution reached this weekend does not mean a Grexit is out of the ... «Forbes, Jul 15»

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