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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

This year, Haney worked to institutionalize Greek Pride within UW’s Panhellenic and Interfraternity Council, the governing bodies for the sororities and fraternities.

From Seattle Times Jun. 22, 2022

A Panhellenic congress, under the presidency of Athens and Sparta, assembled at the Isthmus of Corinth.—the first great league since the Trojan war.

From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John

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