Hellenic
Americanadjective
noun
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Also called Greek. a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, comprising a variety of ancient, medieval, and modern dialects and languages, all of them called Greek.
adjective
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of or relating to the ancient or modern Greeks or their language
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of or relating to ancient Greece or the Greeks of the classical period (776–323 bc ) Compare Hellenistic
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another word for Greek
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Hellenic
First recorded in 1635–45; from Greek Hellēnikós “of, pertaining to the Greeks”; see Hellene, -ic
Example Sentences
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According to the Hellenic Coastguard, the blaze required an "extensive firefighting operation", but it is not clear how it started.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Thessaloniki airport's operator Fraport Greece said "the incident is currently under investigation by the Hellenic Air and Rail Safety Investigation Authority".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Her Hellenic identity is unsurprising, as there was an influx of Greeks after Alexander the Great’s conquest of Egypt in 332 B.C.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Santorini sits in the eastern Mediterranean within the Hellenic volcanic arc, one of Europe's most geologically active regions.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 17, 2026
Bunny, through no impulse toward Hellenic purity but simply out of mean-spiritedness, championed this view.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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