hellene

Noun

Meaning

A native of either ancient or modern Greece; a Greek.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

greek greece hellenic grecian Greeks Ancient Greece Allyn bubble and squeak grecize grecism Grecophile grecized grecizing graecus grecianic
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Hypernyms

european

Hyponyms

dorian corinthian spartan aeolian athenian theban

Examples

So far has Athens left the rest of mankind behind in thought and expression that her pupils have become the teachers of the world, and she has made the name of Hellas distinctive no longer of race but of intellect, and the title of Hellene a badge of education rather than of common descent. Isocrates

By late antiquity, however, it was possible to speak Greek as a primary language while not conceiving of oneself a "Hellene". Source: Internet

Once continental Greece was free from Crete's dominance, the myth of the Minotaur worked to distance the forming religious consciousness of the Hellene poleis from Minoan beliefs. Source: Internet

This meaning for the term originated from Gothic haiþno main (" gentile woman") being used to translate "Hellene" (cf. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hellebrin hellektro Hellen Hellenga hellenian hellenic