Associations to the word «Greece»

Pictures for the word «Greece»

Wiktionary

GREECE, proper noun. Country in southeastern Europe having borders with Albania, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Turkey. Member state of the European Union since 1981. Official name: Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία).
GREECE, noun. (obsolete) plural of gree

Dictionary definition

GREECE, noun. A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil.
GREECE, noun. Ancient Greece; a country of city-states (especially Athens and Sparta) that reached its peak in the fifth century BCE.

Wise words

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