GREEK

Meaning of GREEK in English

■ noun

1》 a native or national of Greece, or a person of ~ descent.

↘a ~-speaking native of one of the ancient city states of Greece and the eastern Mediterranean.

2》 the ancient or modern Indo-European language of Greece.

3》 US a member of a fraternity or sorority having a ~-letter name.

■ adjective relating to Greece, its people, or their language.

Phrases

it's ( all ) ~ to me informal I can't understand it at all.

Derivatives

~ness noun

Origin

OE Grēcas 'the ~s', from L. Graeci , from Gk Graikoi , which according to Aristotle was the prehistoric name of the Hellenes.

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GREEK — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Greek alphabet Greek Civil War Greek fire {{link=Greek language">Greek language Greek law Greek mythology …
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GREEK — I. ˈgrēk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English Greke, from Old English Grēcas, plural, from Latin Graecus, from Greek …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREEK — (n.) Something unintelligible; as, it was all Greek to me.
Английский словарь Webster
GREEK — ( n. ) Something unintelligible; as, it was all Greek to me.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GREEK — — Greekdom , n. — Greekish , adj. /greek/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to Greece, the Greeks, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GREEK — adj. of or pertaining to Greece, of Greek origin
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GREEK — n. Greek language
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GREEK — I. ˈgrēk noun Etymology: Middle English Greke, from Old English Grēca, from Latin Graecus, from Greek Graikos Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREEK — noun a swindler; a knave; a cheat. 2. greek ·adj of or pertaining to greece or the greeks; grecian. 3. …
Webster English vocab
GREEK — [Greek] n [ME Greke, fr. OE Greca, fr. L Graecus, fr. Gk Graikos] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a native or …
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GREEK — Greek, greek BrE AmE ɡriːk ▷ greeked ˈɡriːk ɪŋ ▷ greeking ˈɡriːk ɪŋ ▷ Greeks, greeks ɡriːks ▶ ˌ Greek …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GREEK — / griːk; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a person from modern or ancient Greece 2. [ U ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREEK — I. Greek 1 /ɡriːk/ BrE AmE adjective relating to Greece, its people, or its language: Greek yoghurt II. Greek 2 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GREEK — n. & adj. --n. 1 a a native or national of modern Greece; a person of Greek descent. b a …
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GREEK — n. & adj. n. 1 a a native or national of modern Greece; a person of Greek descent. b a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GREEK — n. & adj. --n. 1. a a native or national of modern Greece; a person of Greek descent. b a …
Oxford English vocab
GREEK — ( Greeks) 1. Greek means belonging or relating to Greece. ADJ 2. A Greek is a person who comes from …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREEK — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a French/Greek etc custom ▪ The Spanish custom is to add the mother’s surname after …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GREEK — [noun] [U]to speak Greekmodern/ancient GreekThe New Testament of the Bible was written in Greek.(It's) all Greek to me (= I …
Cambridge English vocab
GREEK — n. Greek alphabet Greek Civil War Greek fire Greek Independence War of Greek language Greek law Greek mythology Greek Orthodox …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GREEK — I . a. 1. Of Greece, Grecian, Hellenic. 2. Grecian, classic, classical, after the Greek, in the manner of Greece. …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
GREEK — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ ancient , classical ▪ New Testament ▪ modern GREEK + NOUN ▪ alphabet II. adj. Greek …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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GREEK — Greek сущ.1) грек; гречанка 2) греческий язык 3) говорится о хитром, пронырливом человеке, особ. о том, кто передергивает карты 4) …
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GREEK — I. noun Etymology: Middle English Greke, from Old English Grēca, from Latin Graecus, from ~ Graikos Date: before 12th century …
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GREEK — (n.) A swindler; a knave; a cheat.
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GREEK — (n.) A native, or one of the people, of Greece; a Grecian; also, the language of Greece.
Английский словарь Webster
GREEK — (a.) Of or pertaining to Greece or the Greeks; Grecian.
Английский словарь Webster
GREEK — ( n. ) A swindler; a knave; a cheat.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GREEK — ( n. ) A native, or one of the people, of Greece; a Grecian; also, the language of Greece.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GREEK — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to Greece or the Greeks; Grecian.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GREEK — n. native of Greece, resident of Greece
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GREEK — n. Greek Catholic Greek cross Greek fire Greek Orthodox Greek Revival Late Greek Middle Greek Modern Greek
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GREEK — n. Function: adjective Date: 14th century 1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of Greece, the Greeks, or Greek < …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GREEK — n. Pronunciation: ' gr ē k Function: noun Etymology: Middle English Greke, from Old English Gr ē ca, from Latin …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GREEK — (~s) 1. ~ means belonging or relating to Greece. ADJ 2. A ~ is a person who comes from Greece. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GREEK — Synonyms and related words : Aesopian language, Babel, affiliate, argot, associate, babble, belonger, brother, cant, card-carrier, card-carrying member, cardholder, charter …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GREEK — + Anal Intercourse Mary likes to have it Greek.
Slang English vocab
GREEK — St. Giles's Greek; the slang lingo, cant, or gibberish.
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GREEK — n. Function: noun Synonyms: GIBBERISH 1, babble, drivel, jabber, jabberwocky, nonsense, skimble-skamble
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GREEK — noun Synonyms: gibberish 1, babble, drivel, jabber, jabberwocky, nonsense, skimble-skamble
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GREEK — I. noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
GREEK — 1. < text , graphics > To display text as abstract dots and lines in order to give a preview …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
GREEK — 1. noun грек 2. adj греческий
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GREEK — v (vulg) заниматься анальным сексом с женщиной
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GREEK — n. ( colloq. ) it was (all) ~ to me ('it was incomprehensible to me')
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GREEK — Crecisc
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GREEK — имитировать текст (при просмотре макета страницы)
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GREEK — adj. греческий
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GREEK — n. грек, гречанка, греческий язык
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GREEK — n. грек, гречанка, греческий язык
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GREEK — 1. сущ. 1) грек; гречанка 2) греческий язык 3) говорится о хитром, пронырливом человеке, особ. о том, кто передергивает карты …
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