Hellene
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Hellene
From the Greek word Héllēn
Example Sentences
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But they served an important purpose in establishing – after the first Greek edition in 1896 – that the Games were to be international, and not forever Hellene.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2024
Although he was Macedonian, he saw himself as a Hellene and often compared himself to the hero Achilles of the Iliad, from whom he claimed to be descended through his mother.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
One little Balkan boy stranded all alone, One little Hellene can do nothing on his own.
From Time Magazine Archive
The bronze athlete is the work of Costas Dimitriadis, famed Hellene.
From Time Magazine Archive
By Mithra, I think this Hellene is brave as he is beautiful!
From A Victor of Salamis by William Stearns Davis
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