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Panhellenic

American  
[pan-huh-len-ik, -lee-nik] / ˌpæn həˈlɛn ɪk, -ˈli nɪk /
Or panhellenic

adjective

  1. of or relating to all Greeks or to Panhellenism.

  2. of, relating to, or noting collegiate fraternities and sororities.


Panhellenic British  
/ ˌpænhɛˈlɛnɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to all the Greeks, all Greece, or Panhellenism

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Panhellenic

First recorded in 1840–50; pan- + Hellenic

Example Sentences

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Last month, she submitted a one-minute video introducing herself to the 19 chapters of the University of Alabama Panhellenic Association.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2023

The prospects of New Democracy, the center-left Syriza party or the Panhellenic Socialist Movement, or PASOK, teaming up in some combination to form a coalition government also is considered extremely unlikely by politicians and pundits.

From Washington Times Apr. 22, 2023

The Panhellenic Federation of Railway Employees declared a 24-hour strike, so no trains were running on Thursday in Greece.

From New York Times Mar. 2, 2023

Returning to Greece in 1974, Papoulias was a founder member of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement and was elected to the Greek Parliament from 1977 to 2004.

From Seattle Times Dec. 26, 2021

Athens would have been more enlightened, but she never had the power, as Sparta had, of organizing a general Panhellenic combination.

From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John

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