HELLEN

Meaning of HELLEN in English

[Greek] The son of Deucalion and Pyrrha, or of Zeus. He is mythical ancestor of the Hellenes or Greeks. Hellen was believed to be the father of the principal nations of Greece. From his sons Aeolus and Dorus sprang the Aeolians and Dorians, and from his son Xuthus came the Achaeans and Ionians.

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary. Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии. 2012

HELLEN — Hellen n pr [Gr. Mythol.] Hellen [founder of the Greek race]; hellen Hellene (= Greek)
Interlingua English vocab
HELLEN — in Greek mythology, king of Phthia (at the northern end of the Gulf of Euboea) and grandson of the god …
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HELLEN — Эллин
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
COLD-A-HELLEN — A slang word meaning that it is very cold outside. Used mostly in the Lancaster County area of PA. Example: …
Slang English vocab
HELL — hell- see Hellen
Interlingua English vocab
PHILHELLENE — or philhellenic adjective Etymology: Greek philellēn, from phil- + Hellēn Hellene Date: circa 1825 admiring Greece or the Greeks, ~ …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HELLENE — noun Etymology: Greek Hellēn Date: 1662 Greek 1a
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PHILHELLENE — I. (ˈ)fil|heˌlēn adjective Etymology: Greek philellēn, from phil- + Hellēn Hellene : venerating Greece or the Greeks more philhellene than …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HELLENIC — I. heˈlenik, -nēk sometimes -lēn- adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Greek Hellēnikos, from Hellēn + -ikos -ic 1. : greek …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MIX-HELLENE — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: usually capitalized H Etymology: Greek mixellēn, from mix- mixed (from mixis act of mixing) + Hellēn Hellene …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HELLENO- — combining form Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Greek hellēno-, from Hellēn Greek 1. : the Greeks Helleno centric Helleno phile 2. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HELLENIZE — ˈheləˌnīz verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Greek hellenizein, from Hellēn Greek + -izein -ize intransitive verb : …
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HELLENISM — ˈheləˌnizəm noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Greek Hellēnismos imitation of things Greek, use of pure Greek language, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HELLENE — ˈheˌlēn noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek Hellēn 1. capitalized : a Greek of the Hellenic period 2. capitalized : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EPONYME — (n.) The hypothetical individual who is assumed as the person from whom any race, city, etc., took its name; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
EPONYME — ( n. ) The hypothetical individual who is assumed as the person from whom any race, city, etc., took its …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HELLENE — /hel"een/ , n. a Greek. [ Héllen ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PHILHELLENE — adjective or phil·hel·len·ic ˌfil-hə-ˈle-nik Etymology: Greek philellēn, from phil- + Hellēn Hellene Date: circa 1825 : admiring Greece or the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HELLENE — noun Etymology: Greek Hellēn Date: 1662 : Greek 1a
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EPONYME — noun a name, as of a people, country, and the like, derived from that of an individual. 2. eponyme ·noun …
Webster English vocab
HELLENE — [ 'hɛli:n ] ■ noun a Greek. Origin from Gk Hellēn 'a Greek'.
Concise Oxford English vocab
PHILHELLENE — [phil.hel.lene] or phil.hel.len.ic adj [Gk philellen, fr. phil- + Hellen Hellene] (ca. 1825): admiring Greece or the Greeks -- philhellene …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HELLENE — [Hel.lene] n [Gk Hellen] (1662): greek 1a
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SCHILLER, FRIEDRICH VON — Additional reading For detailed bibliographical information, see Wolfgang Vulpius, Schiller-Bibliographie, 18931958 (1959); and R. Pick (comp.), Schiller in England, 17871960: …
Britannica English vocabulary
GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON — born Aug. 28, 1749, Frankfurt am Main died March 22, 1832, Weimar, Saxe-Weimar German poet, novelist, playwright, and natural philospoher, …
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DEUCALION — in Greek legend, the son of Prometheus (the creator of mankind), king of Phthia in Thessaly, and husband of Pyrrha; …
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AEOLUS — in Greek mythology, mythical king of Magnesia in Thessaly, the son of Hellen (the eponymous ancestor of the true Greeks, …
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HELLENIC — / heˈlenɪk; NAmE ; -ˈliːn-/ adjective of or connected with ancient or modern Greece •• WORD ORIGIN from Greek Hellēnikos …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HELLENE — / ˈheliːn; NAmE / noun a person from Greece, especially ancient Greece •• WORD ORIGIN from Greek Hellēn a Greek.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEEL — / hiːl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PART OF FOOT 1. [ C ] the back part of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HELLENE — Hel ‧ lene /ˈheliːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Greek ; Origin: Hellen ] formal a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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