Meanings
proper noun
- A country in Southeastern Europe. Official name: Hellenic Republic. Capital and largest city: Athens.
Synonyms: Greekland, Hellas, Hellenic Republic
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA country in Southeastern Europe. Official name: Hellenic Republic. Capital and largest city: Athens.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΓραικός
- LatinGraecia
- Old FrenchGrece
- Middle EnglishGrece
- EnglishGreece
From Middle English Grece, from Old French Grece, from Latin Graecia, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós). Mostly displaced Greekland from Old English Grēcland.
More words from Middle English, Old French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Griekeland
- Griekelandcountry in Southeastern Europe
Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς
- Ἑλλάς (Hellás)country in Southeastern Europe
Arabic الْيُونَان, إِغْرِيقِيَا f or إِغْرِيقْيَا
- الْيُونَان (al-yūnān)country in Southeastern Europe
- إِغْرِيقِيَا f or إِغْرِيقْيَا (ʔiḡrīqiyā)country in Southeastern Europe
Basque Grezia
- Greziacountry in Southeastern Europe
Bengali গ্রিস, গ্রীস
- গ্রিস (griś)country in Southeastern Europe
- গ্রীস (griś)country in Southeastern Europe
- ইউনান (iunan)country in Southeastern Europe
- যবনদেশ (jobnodeś)country in Southeastern Europe
Bulgarian Гъ́рция, Ела́да
- Гъ́рция (Gắrcija)country in Southeastern Europe
- Ела́да (Eláda)country in Southeastern Europe
Catalan Grècia, Hèl·lada
- Grèciacountry in Southeastern Europe
- Hèl·ladacountry in Southeastern Europe
Chinese Cantonese 希臘 /希腊
- 希臘 /希腊 (hei¹ laap⁶)country in Southeastern Europe
Chinese Mandarin 希臘 /希腊
- 希臘 /希腊 (Xīlà)country in Southeastern Europe
Czech Řecko
- Řeckocountry in Southeastern Europe
Danish Grækenland
- Grækenlandcountry in Southeastern Europe
Dutch Griekenland
- Griekenlandcountry in Southeastern Europe
Esperanto Grekio, Grekujo
- Grekiocountry in Southeastern Europe
- Grekujocountry in Southeastern Europe
- Greklandocountry in Southeastern Europe
- Helenujocountry in Southeastern Europe
- La Helena Respublikocountry in Southeastern Europe
Estonian Kreeka
- Kreekacountry in Southeastern Europe
Finnish Kreikka
- Kreikkacountry in Southeastern Europe
French Grèce
- Grècecountry in Southeastern Europe
German Griechenland
- Griechenlandcountry in Southeastern Europe
Greek Ελλάδα, Ελλάς
- Ελλάδα (Elláda)country in Southeastern Europe
- Ελλάς (Ellás)country in Southeastern Europe
Hawaiian Helene
- Helenecountry in Southeastern Europe
Hebrew יָוָן
- יָוָן (yaván)country in Southeastern Europe
Hindi यूनान, ग्रीस
- यूनान (yūnān)country in Southeastern Europe
- ग्रीस (grīs)country in Southeastern Europe
Hungarian Görögország
- Görögországcountry in Southeastern Europe
Icelandic Grikkland
- Grikklandcountry in Southeastern Europe
Indonesian Yunani, Greece
- Yunanicountry in Southeastern Europe
- Greececountry in Southeastern Europe
Irish An Ghréig
- An Ghréigcountry in Southeastern Europe
Italian Grecia
- Greciacountry in Southeastern Europe
Japanese ギリシャ, ギリシア
- ギリシャ (Girisha)country in Southeastern Europe
- ギリシア (Girishia)country in Southeastern Europe
- 希臘country in Southeastern Europe
Korean 그리스, 엘라다
- 그리스 (Geuriseu)country in Southeastern Europe
- 엘라다 (Ellada)country in Southeastern Europe
- 희랍 (Huirap)country in Southeastern Europe
Latin Graecia, Hellas
- Graeciacountry in Southeastern Europe
- Hellascountry in Southeastern Europe
Latvian Grieķija
- Grieķijacountry in Southeastern Europe
Lithuanian Graikija
- Graikijacountry in Southeastern Europe
Malay Yunani, Greece
- Yunanicountry in Southeastern Europe
- Greececountry in Southeastern Europe
Māori Kirihi
- Kirihicountry in Southeastern Europe
Norwegian Bokmål Hellas, Grekenland
- Hellascountry in Southeastern Europe
- Grekenlandcountry in Southeastern Europe
- Grekerlandcountry in Southeastern Europe
Polish Grecja
- Grecjacountry in Southeastern Europe
Portuguese Grécia
- Gréciacountry in Southeastern Europe
Punjabi ਯੂਨਾਨ, یُونان
- ਯੂਨਾਨ (yūnān)country in Southeastern Europe
- یُونان (yūnān)country in Southeastern Europe
Romanian Grecia
- Greciacountry in Southeastern Europe
Russian Гре́ция, Элла́да
- Гре́ция (Grécija)country in Southeastern Europe
- Элла́да (Elláda)country in Southeastern Europe
Scottish Gaelic A' Ghrèig
- A' Ghrèigcountry in Southeastern Europe
Slovak Grécko
- Gréckocountry in Southeastern Europe
Spanish Grecia
- Greciacountry in Southeastern Europe
Swahili Ugiriki
- Ugirikicountry in Southeastern Europe
Swedish Grekland
- Greklandcountry in Southeastern Europe
Tagalog Gresya
- Gresyacountry in Southeastern Europe
Tamil கிரேக்க நாடு, கிரீஸ்
- கிரேக்க நாடு (kirēkka nāṭu)country in Southeastern Europe
- கிரீஸ் (kirīs)country in Southeastern Europe
- கிரேக்கம் (kirēkkam)country in Southeastern Europe
Thai กรีซ, กรีก
- กรีซ (grìis)country in Southeastern Europe
- กรีก (grìik)country in Southeastern Europe
Turkish Yunanistan
- Yunanistancountry in Southeastern Europe
Ukrainian Гре́ція, Ґре́ція
- Гре́ція (Hrécija)country in Southeastern Europe
- Ґре́ція (Grécija)country in Southeastern Europe
- Гре́ччина (Hréččyna)country in Southeastern Europe
- Елла́да (Elláda)country in Southeastern Europe
Urdu یُونان, گْرِیس
- یُونان (yūnān)country in Southeastern Europe
- گْرِیس (grīs)country in Southeastern Europe
- گِرِیس (girīs)country in Southeastern Europe
Vietnamese Hy Lạp
- Hy Lạpcountry in Southeastern Europe
Welsh Groeg
- Groegcountry in Southeastern Europe
Yiddish גריכנלאַנד
- גריכנלאַנד (grikhnland)country in Southeastern Europe
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Greece
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All rhymes →Sounds the same
grease (in some accents)
Cite this entry
APA
Greece. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Greece
MLA
“Greece.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Greece. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Greece,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Greece.
Source: Greece on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.