GREEK


Meaning of GREEK in English

[Greek] n [ME Greke, fr. OE Greca, fr. L Graecus, fr. Gk Graikos] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a native or inhabitant of ancient or modern Greece b: a person of Greek descent

2. a: the language used by the Greeks from prehistoric times to the present constituting a branch of Indo-European b: ancient Greek as used from the time of the earliest records to the end of the 2d century a.d.--see indo-european languages table c often not cap [trans. of L Graecum (in the medieval phrase Graecum est; non potest legi It is Greek; it cannot be read)]: something unintelligible "it's ~ to me"

3: a member of a Greek-letter fraternity or sorority

[2]Greek adj (14c) 1: of, relating to, or characteristic of Greece, the Greeks, or Greek "~ architecture"

2. a: eastern orthodox b: of or relating to an Eastern church using the Byzantine rite in Greek c: of or relating to the established Orthodox church of Greece

Merriam-Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.