Greece

geographical name

variants or Modern Greek Ellás or ancient Greek Hellas
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 50,949 square miles (131,957 square kilometers), population 10,762,000

see also grecian, greek entry 1 sense 1a

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“Greece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Greece. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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