Definition of greek. Meaning of greek. Synonyms of greek

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Definition of greek

Greek
Greek Greek, a. [AS. grec, L. Graecus, Gr. ?: cf. F. grec. Cf. Grecian.] Of or pertaining to Greece or the Greeks; Grecian. Greek calends. See under Calends. Greek Church (Eccl. Hist.), the Eastern Church; that part of Christendom which separated from the Roman or Western Church in the ninth century. It comprises the great bulk of the Christian population of Russia (of which this is the established church), Greece, Moldavia, and Wallachia. The Greek Church is governed by patriarchs and is called also the Byzantine Church. Greek cross. See Illust. (10) Of Cross. Greek Empire. See Byzantine Empire. Greek fire, a combustible composition which burns under water, the constituents of which are supposed to be asphalt, with niter and sulphur. --Ure. Greek rose, the flower campion.
Greek
Greek Greek, n. 1. A native, or one of the people, of Greece; a Grecian; also, the language of Greece. 2. A swindler; a knave; a cheat. [Slang] Without a confederate the . . . game of baccarat does not . . . offer many chances for the Greek. --Sat. Rev. 3. Something unintelligible; as, it was all Greek to me. [Colloq.]

Meaning of greek from wikipedia

- greek may refer to anything related to: greece , a country in southern europe. ancient greece , the classical civilization centered in greece
- greece in the aftermath of the first world war, greece attempted further expansion into asia minor , a region with a large greek population
- greek. (el , ελληνικά eliniˈka , el , iso , elliniká or. el , ελληνική γλώσσα eliniˈci ˈɣlosa , el , iso , ellinikí glóssa
- according to the second article of the first greek constitution of 1822, a greek was defined as any christian resident of the kingdom of
- ancient greek is the form of the greek language used during the periods of time spanning the c. 9th – 6th century bc, (known as archaic
- greek mythology is the body of myth s and teachings that belong to the ancient greeks , concerning their gods and heroes , the nature of
- the greek alphabet is the script that has been used to write the greek language since the 8th century bc. cook , 1987 , p 9 it was derived
- ancient greece was a civilization belonging to a period of greek history that lasted from the archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries
- koine (from grc , κοινή 'common', also known as alexandria n dialect, common attic or hellenistic greek) was the common supra-regional form
- greek (stylised as grΣΣk) -is an american comedy-drama television series that ran from july 9, 2007 to march 7, 2011 on abc family .