Definition of greek Greek
/gɹiˈk/ - [greek] - Greek
We found 20 definitions of greek from 7 different sources.
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What does greek mean?
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| greek - a native or inhabitant of Greece | ||
| Hellene | ||
| european a native or inhabitant of Europe | ||
| ellas, hellenic republic, greece a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil | ||
| achaian, achaean the ancient Greek inhabitants of Achaea | ||
| eolian, aeolian the ancient Greek inhabitants of Aeolia | ||
| dorian the ancient Greek inhabitants of Doris who entered Greece from the north about 1100 BC | ||
| ionian the ancient Greek inhabitants of Attica and related regions in Ionia | ||
| athenian a resident of Athens | ||
| corinthian a resident of Corinth | ||
| laconian a resident of Laconia | ||
| lesbian a resident of Lesbos | ||
| spartan a resident of Sparta | ||
| arcadian an inhabitant of Arcadia | ||
| theban a Greek inhabitant of ancient Thebes | ||
| argive a native or inhabitant of the city of Argos | ||
| ephesian a resident of the ancient Greek city of Ephesus | ||
| mycenaen a native or inhabitant of ancient Mycenae | ||
| thessalian a native or inhabitant of Thessaly | ||
| greek - the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages | ||
| Hellenic, Hellenic language | ||
| indo-european language, indo-hittite, indo-european the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia | ||
| ellas, hellenic republic, greece a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil | ||
| modern greek, new greek the Greek language as spoken and written today | ||
| late greek the Greek language in the 3rd to 8th centuries | ||
| byzantine greek, medieval greek middle greek | ||
| koine a Greek dialect that flourished under the Roman Empire | ||
AdjectiveGreek, greeker, greekest |
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| greek - of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language; "Greek mythology"; "a Grecian robe" | ||
| Grecian, Hellenic | ||
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Wiktionary 
- greek (Noun)
An inhabitant, resident, or a person of descent from Greece. - greek (Noun)
A member of a college fraternity or sorority, which are commonly characterised by being named after Greek letters . - greek (Noun)
Unintelligible speech or text, such as foreign speech or text, or regarding subjects the listener is not familiar with, such as mathematics or technical jargon; or statements that the listener does not understand or agree with. - greek (Noun)
anal sex . - greek (Adjective)
Of or relating to Greece, the Greek people, or the Greek language. - greek (Adjective)
Of or pertaining to a fraternity or sorority. - greek (Adjective)
unintelligible, especially regarding foreign speech or text, or regarding subjects the speaker is not familiar with, such as mathematics or technical jargon.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- greek (a.)
Of or pertaining to Greece or the Greeks; Grecian. - greek (n.)
A native, or one of the people, of Greece; a Grecian; also, the language of Greece. - greek (n.)
A swindler; a knave; a cheat. - greek (n.)
Something unintelligible; as, it was all Greek to me.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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greek
An Indo-European language spoken primarily in Greece and Cyprus. -
greek
A native or resident of Greece. -
greek
Of or relating to Greece, the Greek people, or the Greek language.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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greek
grēk, adj. Grecian.—n. a Grecian: the language of Greece: (B.) a Greek by race, or more frequently a Gentile as opposed to a Jew, a Hellenising Jew, a Jew naturalised in foreign countries: a cunning rogue, a merry fellow: any language of which one is ignorant, jargon, anything unintelligible.—adj. Greek′ish.—Greek architecture, the orders developed in ancient Greece (Corinthian, Doric, Ionic); Greek Church, the church of those Christians who follow the ancient rite of the East and accept the first seven councils, rejecting all later innovations and papal supremacy—it is called Orthodox by reason of its vindications of dogma, and Eastern from its geographical distribution; Greek cross (see Cross); Greek fire, a composition, burning either in or under water, supposed to have been made of asphalt, nitre, and sulphur, long kept secret by the Greeks of the Byzantine empire for their exclusive use in war; Greek gift, a treacherous gift (from Virgil's Æneid, ii. 49).—At the Greek calends, never, the Greeks having no calends
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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greek
St. Giles's Greek; the slang lingo, cant, or gibberish.
Part of speech
🔤- greek, noun, singular of greeks.
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