Meanings
proper noun
- Greece; (specifically) Ancient Greece.
Modern Greece would not be Byzantium reborn. Rather, it was an imagined nation conjured up from ancient Hellas.
1999 March, Sean McMeekin, “The Place that Launched a Thousand Ships”, in Literary Review
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Ancient GreekἙλλάς“Greece”
- EnglishHellas
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellás, “Greece”). Doublet of Ellada.
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 希臘 /希腊
- 希臘 /希腊 (hei¹ laap⁶)Greek name for Greece
Chinese Mandarin 希臘 /希腊
- 希臘 /希腊 (Xīlà)Greek name for Greece
Czech Helada
- HeladaGreek name for Greece
Danish Hellas, Grækenland
- HellasGreek name for Greece
- GrækenlandGreek name for Greece
Esperanto Helaso
- HelasoGreek name for Greece
Finnish Hellas
- HellasGreek name for Greece
French Hellade, Grèce
- HelladeGreek name for Greece
- GrèceGreek name for Greece
German Hellas, Griechenland
- HellasGreek name for Greece
- GriechenlandGreek name for Greece
Greek Ελλάδα, Ελλάς
- Ελλάδα (Elláda)Greek name for Greece
- Ελλάς (Ellás)Greek name for Greece
Hindi हेलस
- हेलस (helas)Greek name for Greece
Italian Grecia
- GreciaGreek name for Greece
Latin Hellas, Graecia
- HellasGreek name for Greece
- GraeciaGreek name for Greece
Norwegian Bokmål Hellas, Grekenland
- HellasGreek name for Greece
- GrekenlandGreek name for Greece
Portuguese Hélade
- HéladeGreek name for Greece
Romanian Elada
- EladaGreek name for Greece
Russian Элла́да
- Элла́да (Elláda)Greek name for Greece
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Hellas
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Cite this entry
APA
Hellas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hellas
MLA
“Hellas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hellas. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hellas,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hellas.
Source: Hellas on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.