Hellenic

Hel·len·ic

H0134400 (hĕ-lĕn′ĭk)adj. Of or relating to the ancient Hellenes, their language, or their history; Greek.n. The branch of the Indo-European language family that consists only of Greek.

Hellenic

(hɛˈlɛnɪk; -ˈliː-) adj1. (Peoples) of or relating to the ancient or modern Greeks or their language2. (Languages) of or relating to the ancient or modern Greeks or their language3. (Historical Terms) of or relating to ancient Greece or the Greeks of the classical period (776–323 bc). Compare Hellenistic4. (Languages) another word for Greek5. (Peoples) another word for Greek6. (Placename) another word for Greek7. (Historical Terms) another word for Greekn (Languages) a branch of the Indo-European family of languages consisting of Greek in its various ancient and modern dialects Helˈlenically adv

Hel•len•ic

(hɛˈlɛn ɪk, -ˈli nɪk)

adj. 1. of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks or their language, culture, thought, etc., esp. from the 8th century b.c. to the death of Alexander the Great (323 b.c.). 2. Greek (def. 1). n. 3. Greek (def. 4). [1635–45; < Greek Hellēnikós of the Greeks. See Hellene, -ic] Hel•len′i•cal•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Hellenic - the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languagesGreek, Hellenic languageIndo-European language, Indo-Hittite, Indo-European - the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern AsiaModern Greek, New Greek - the Greek language as spoken and written todayLate Greek - the Greek language in the 3rd to 8th centuriesByzantine Greek, Medieval Greek, Middle Greek - the Greek language from about 600 to 1200 ADKoine - a Greek dialect that flourished under the Roman EmpireAncient Greek - the Greek language prior to the Roman EmpireEllas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
Adj.	1.	Hellenic - of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures; "classical mythology"; "classicalGraeco-Roman, Greco-Roman, classic, classicalclassical, classic - of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture; "classic Cinese pottery"
	2.	Hellenic - relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilizationHellenistic, Hellenistical
	3.	Hellenic - of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language; "Greek mythology"; "a Grecian robe"Grecian, Greek

Translations

hellèneellenico