Kreikka — meaning in English

English meaning

• Greece name A country in southeastern Europe, official name the Hellenic Republic, with Athens as its capital.
• Greek adj Relating to Greece, its people, language, or culture.
• hellenic adj Of or pertaining to the Ancient Greek culture and civilization before the Hellenistic period.

Senses

Kreikka is used for these senses in English:

• Greece A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Hellenic Republic. Capital and largest city: Athens.
• Greek Of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture.
• Greek (countable) A person from Greece or of Greek descent.
• Greek The language spoken by people of Greece, particularly, depending on context, Ancient Greek or Modern Greek.
• Hellenic The Greek language and its dialects from the earliest records (Linear B inscriptions, about 1600-1300 B.C.E.) to the present Modern Greek.

Greek — full definition

1. adj Relating to Greece, its people, language, or culture.
2. name The language spoken in Greece, in either its ancient or modern form.
3. noun A person from Greece or of Greek descent.
4. noun (informal) Something completely incomprehensible, especially unfamiliar language or jargon.

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