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Hellene

[hel-een]

noun

  1. a Greek.



Hellene

/ hɛˈliːnɪən, ˈhɛliːn /

noun

  1. another name for a Greek

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Hellene1

From the Greek word Héllēn
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Example Sentences

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But they served an important purpose in establishing – after the first Greek edition in 1896 – that the Games were to be international, and not forever Hellene.

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His official website listed him as King Constantine, former King of the Hellenes.

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His father was Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, a younger son of King George I of the Hellenes.

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His father was Prince Andrew of Greece, a younger son of King George I of the Hellenes.

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For the myriad Hellenes who bear the name of Constamtine or Helen/Eleni, the pious empress is almost a member of the family.

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