Hellene

American  

[hel-een] / ˈhɛl in /

noun

1. a Greek.

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Hellene British  

/ hɛˈliːnɪən, ˈhɛliːn /

noun

1. another name for a Greek

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Etymology

Origin of Hellene

From the Greek word Héllēn

Example Sentences

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.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2024

Although he was Macedonian, he saw himself as a Hellene and often compared himself to the hero Achilles of the Iliad, from whom he claimed to be descended through his mother.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Petrakis' John Doe is Leonidas Matsoukas, a beefy and ebullient Hellene who, like the author, is a member of Chicago's Greek-American community, locally known as the Bush.

From Time Magazine Archive

One little Balkan boy stranded all alone, One little Hellene can do nothing on his own.

From Time Magazine Archive

A partially disabled Hellene drifted across her path.

From A Victor of Salamis by Davis, William Stearns