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.

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Panhellenic British  

/ ˌpænhɛˈlɛnɪk /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of Panhellenic

First recorded in 1840–50; pan- + Hellenic

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Example Sentences

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Panhellenic

The policy mirrors those of the 25 other sororities in the National Panhellenic Conference, the umbrella organization for sororities in the U.S. and Canada, according to the Kappa Kappa Gamma filing.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 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

Sorority leaders were evaluating the decision by fraternities to disaffiliate, said Valeria Hernandez Echegaray, vice president of public relations for the USC Panhellenic Council, which represents nearly a dozen campus sorority chapters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2022

The intrigues of Themistocles and Pausanias had prevented that Panhellenic union, so necessary for the full development of political power, and which was for a time promoted by the Persian war.

From Ancient States and Empires by John Lord

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