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How to pronounce greek in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms hellenic, hellenic language
Type of indo-european, indo-european language, indo-hittite
Has types new greek, medieval greek, ancient greek, koine, modern greek, byzantine greek, late greek, middle greek
Type Words
Synonyms grecian, hellenic
Type Words
Synonyms hellene
Type of european
Has types achaian, aeolian, arcadian, argive, athenian, achaean, corinthian, dorian, eolian, ephesian, ionian, laconian, lesbian, mycenaen, spartan, theban, thessalian, thessalonian
Derivation grecian

Examples of greek

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Greek banks have been bleeding deposits for months, yet panic may be setting in.
From the economist.com
Greek columns and bright limestone walls stand up to 6 feet high in some places.
From the stltoday.com
Greek Olympic officials had no immediate comment on her selection for the relay.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Greek assault troops broke through the old rebel defense line and kept on going.
From the time.com
Greek lorry drivers went on strike in protest, but the government did not budge.
From the economist.com
Greek youth are suffering 53% unemployment so that core banks can be subsidised.
From the economist.com
Greek opinion polls suggest three-quarters of Greeks want to remain in the euro.
From the economist.com
Greek bonds rose, with the 10-year yield down six basis points at 13.15 percent.
From the sfgate.com
Greek-style athletics included footraces, boxing, wrestling, and the pancratium.
From the en.wikipedia.org
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  • The Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
  • Of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language; "Greek mythology"; "a Grecian robe"
  • A native or inhabitant of Greece
  • The Greek alphabet is a set of twenty-four letters that has been used to write the Greek language since the late 9th or early 8th century BC. It is the first and oldest alphabet in the narrow sense that it notes each vowel and consonant with a separate symbol. ...
  • The Greeks (Greek: u0388u03BBu03BBu03B7u03BDu03B5u03C2) have been identified by many ethnonyms. The most common native ethnonym is "Hellen" (u1F1Du03BBu03BBu03B7u03BD), pl. "Hellenes" (u1F1Du03BBu03BBu03B7u03BDu03B5u03C2); the name "Greeks" (Latin: "Graeci") was used by the Ancient Romans and gradually entered the European languages through its use in Latin...
  • Greek is an opera in two acts composed by Mark-Anthony Turnage to a libretto adapted by Turnage and Jonathan Moore from Steven Berkoff's 1980 verse play Greek. ...
  • Greek is a play by Steven Berkoff.
  • Greece is one of the oldest wine-producing regions in the world. The earliest evidence of Greek wine has been dated to 6,500 years ago Zeenews where wine was produced on a household or communal basis. ...
  • An inhabitant, resident, or a person of descent from Greece; Unintelligible speech or text, such as foreign speech or text, or regarding subjects the listener is not familiar with, such as mathematics or technical jargon; or statements that the listener does not understand or agree with; Of or ...