Greco-Roman

UK/ˌɡɹiːkəʊˈɹəʊmən/UK/ˌɡɹɛkəʊˈɹəʊmən/US/ˌɡɹɛkoʊˈɹoʊmən/

adjective

Of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture.

“In the beginning and height of the Greco-Roman civilization, everyone was expected to have courage, because it was deemed to be the First Virtue above all others.”

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classicalGraeco-Romanclassic
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Meanings

adjectiveGreco-Roman (comparative more Greco-Roman, superlative most Greco-Roman)

comparative more Greco-Roman · superlative most Greco-Roman · alternative UK Graeco-Roman

  1. CanadaUSOf or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture.

    In the beginning and height of the Greco-Roman civilization, everyone was expected to have courage, because it was deemed to be the First Virtue above all others.

  2. CanadaUSgovernmentDescribing Greco-Roman wrestling, a form of wrestling where fighters may only attack above the waist.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially their art, literature, or culture

Similar
classicalGraeco-Romanclassic
Also see
classicclassical

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Greco- + Roman.

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Translations

Catalan grecoromà, grecoromà
  • grecoromàof or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • grecoromàreferring to a wrestling style
Chinese Mandarin 希臘羅馬 /希腊罗马
  • 希臘羅馬 /希腊罗马 (Xīlà-Luómǎ)of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
Dutch Grieks-Romeins
  • Grieks-Romeinsof or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
Finnish kreikkalais-roomalainen, kreikkalais-roomalainen
  • kreikkalais-roomalainenof or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • kreikkalais-roomalainenreferring to a wrestling style
French gréco-romain
  • gréco-romainof or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
German griechisch-römisch
  • griechisch-römischof or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
Greek ελληνορωμαϊκός
  • ελληνορωμαϊκός (ellinoromaïkós)of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
Irish Gréag-Rómhánach, Gréag-Rómhánach
  • Gréag-Rómhánachof or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • Gréag-Rómhánachreferring to a wrestling style
Italian greco-romano
  • greco-romanoof or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
Japanese グレコローマン
  • グレコローマン (Gureko-Rōman)of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
Korean 그레코로만
  • 그레코로만 (Geurekoroman)of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
Persian کشتی فرنگی
  • کشتی فرنگی (košti-e farangi)referring to a wrestling style
Portuguese greco-romano, greco-romano
  • greco-romanoof or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • greco-romanoreferring to a wrestling style
Russian гре́ко-ри́мский, гре́ко-ри́мский
  • гре́ко-ри́мский (gréko-rímskij)of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • гре́ко-ри́мский (gréko-rímskij)referring to a wrestling style
Spanish grecorromano, grecorromana
  • grecorromanoof or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • grecorromanareferring to a wrestling style
Swedish grekisk-romersk, grekisk-romersk
  • grekisk-romerskof or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • grekisk-romerskreferring to a wrestling style
Ukrainian грéко-ри́мський, грéко-ри́мський
  • грéко-ри́мський (hréko-rýmsʹkyj)of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • грéко-ри́мський (hréko-rýmsʹkyj)referring to a wrestling style
Vietnamese Hy-La
  • Hy-Laof or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
Welsh Groeg-Rufeinig, Groegaidd-Rufeinig
  • Groeg-Rufeinigof or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
  • Groegaidd-Rufeinigof or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture
Cite this entry
APA

Greco-Roman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Greco-Roman

MLA

“Greco-Roman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Greco-Roman. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Greco-Roman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Greco-Roman.

Source: Greco-Roman on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.