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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It gives unique insight into the meaning of history, the moral problem of military dominance by one culture over others and the corrosive effect—in the Hellenic world as elsewhere—of the allure of money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The international research team also included scientists from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the University of Ioannina, the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, and the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
From Science Daily ● May 24, 2026
Haris Asariotakis, head of the Hellenic Rescue Team mission at the scene, said the location was particularly difficult.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025
The Hellenic Olympic Committee has hit out at criticism of the sponsorship of the historic Panathenaic Stadium, site of the first modern Games in 1896, as "petty" politics that "undermines" its work.
From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025
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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