Greece
geographical name
\ ˈgrēs
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variants:
or Modern Greek Ellás \ e-ˈläs
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or ancient Greek Hellas \ ˈhe-ləs
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or ancient Greek Hellas \ ˈhe-ləs
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Definition of Greece
country in southern Europe comprised of a jagged peninsula at the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula and several hundred islands in the Aegean and Ionian seas; with a prominent history dating to ancient times, today it is a republic with its capital at Athens area 50,944 square miles (131,945 square kilometers), population 10,816,286
see also grecian, greek entry 1
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