Hellenic
pronunciation
How to pronounce Hellenic in British English:
UK [heˈlenɪk]
How to pronounce Hellenic in American English:
US [hɛˈlɛnɪk]
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- Noun:
- the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
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- Adjective:
- characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures
- relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civiliHzation
- of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks
Word Origin
- Hellenic (adj.)
- "pertaining to Greece," 1640s, from Greek Hellenikos, from Hellen "a Greek," of unknown origin. Earliest surviving use is by Homer in reference to a Thessalian tribe.
Example
- 1. Indeed , part of what rome 's military power imposed on judea was hellenic culture .
- 2. In describing the interplay between hellenic and hebrew culture at the dawning of christianity , mr wade makes exaggerated claims .
- 3. Others again see it as a catalyst for the european renaissance , especially after hellenic talent was freed from byzantine dogmatism .
- 4. The government scrapped a plan to spend nearly $ 10 million a year on olympic preparation , according to the hellenic olympic committee .
- 5. The state-run company responsible for the venues , hellenic olympic properties , says many of the properties have now been leased .