hellenic

«hellenic» in Mova's school dictionary: To do with Greece and the Greek people, language and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (Hellenic)

meaning for a pupil

1) To do with Greece and the Greek people, language and culture, especially ancient Greece. tree →

2) (history) To do with classical Greek civilisation before Alexander the Great (later times are called Hellenistic). tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons on ancient Greece, «Hellenic» is linked to Hellas, the Greeks' own name for their land. The modern country's official name is the Hellenic Republic. Phrases: Hellenic culture, the Hellenic Republic, Hellenic Navy.

examples

• Greece's official name is the Hellenic Republic. tree →
• The Olympics began as a Hellenic festival. tree →
• The museum has a hall of Hellenic statues. tree →
• Greeks call themselves Hellenes. tree →
• Hellenic myths tell of Zeus and the gods of Olympus. tree →

note

Capital H. Pronounced heh-LEN-ik or heh-LEE-nik. «Hellenistic» refers to Greek culture spread after Alexander the Great. Nothing to do with «hell».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «hellenic» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.