Hellene

[ hel-een ]

/ ˈhɛl in /

noun

a Greek.

Origin of Hellene

From the Greek word Héllēn

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Examples from the Web for hellene

The priests of Serapis are for the most part Greeks, and the high-priest is a Hellene.
The Sisters, Complete|Georg Ebers
After this, two Hellene generals went out with all precaution.
Anabasis|Xenophon
Neither he nor any other Hellene sees ecstatic visions or dreams ecstatic dreams.
Platform Monologues|T. G. Tucker
Thereupon Seuthes went off, and Timasion with him, taking the Hellene squadron of something like forty troopers.
Anabasis|Xenophon

There is, we need not say, no Greek play of the name of 'Hellene.'
The Valet's Tragedy and Other Stories|Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for hellene

Hellene

Hellenian (hɛˈliːnɪən)

/ (ˈhɛliːn) /

noun

another name for a Greek

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