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Ancient Greece en · PROPN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈeɪn.t͡ʃʰənt ˈɡɹis/ (General-American)

Meanings

1. The Greek-speaking world in ancient times, geographically including not only modern Greece and southern Balkan peninsula but also to areas of Hellenic culture that were settled during ancient times by Greeks: Cyprus, the Aegean coast of Ionia, southern Italian peninsula and Sicily (known as Magna Graecia) and the scattered Greek settlements on the coasts of what are now Albania, Bulgaria, Egypt, Libya, southern France, southern Spain, Catalonia, Georgia, Romania, and Ukraine.
2. The civilization that flourished around the Mediterranean Sea from the 3rd millennium to the 1st century BCE (including the first two European civilizations, Minoan and Mycenaean), known as the cradle of Western civilization.

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Ancient Greek · ancient Greek

Translations (85)

nl Oude Griekenland (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · nb Antikkens Hellas (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · ja 古代ギリシャ (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · hi यूनान (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · tl Sinaunang Gresya (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · ka ძველი საბერძნეთი (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · sh Античка Грчка (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · ro Grecia Antică (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · fr Grèce antique (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · gl antiga Grecia (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · ms Yunani Purba (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · tg Юнони Бостон (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · sk Staroveké Grécko (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · hu Ókori Görögország (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · hy Հին Հունաստան (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · mn Эртний Грек (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · sl Antična Grčija (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · sh Stara Grčka (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · bn কদীম ইউনান (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · ca Antiga Grècia (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · sv antikens Grekland (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · cmn 古希臘 /古希腊 (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · sh Antička Grčka (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · es Grecia antigua (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · prs یُونَانِ بَاسْتَان (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · de antikes Griechenland (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · tt Борынгы Греция (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · vi Hi Lạp cổ đại (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · fa-ira یونانِ باسْتان (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · fa-ira یونانِ قَدیم (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · my ရှေးခေတ်ဂရိ (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · lv senā Grieķija (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · uk Старода́вня Гре́ція (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · is Grikkland hið forna (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · cs Starověké Řecko (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · ga An tSean-Ghréig (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · bg Ела́да (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · id Yunani Kuno (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · ug قەدىمكى گرېتسىيە (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · af Antieke Griekeland (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · tr Eski Yunanistan (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · ru Дре́вняя Гре́ция (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · ar الْيُونَان الْقَدِيمَة (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · prs یُونَانِ قَدِیم (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · ko 고대 그리스 (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · km ក្រិកបុរាណ (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · uz Qadimgi Yunoniston (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · az Qədim Yunanıstan (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · grc Ἑλλᾰ́ς (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · be Эла́да (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · ur قَدِیم یُونان (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · lt senovės Graikija (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · ru Элла́да (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · ky Байыркы Греция (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · it Antica Grecia (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · el αρχαία Ελλάδα (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · et Vana-Kreeka (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · lo ເກຣັກບູຮານ (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · nl Griekse oudheid (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · uk Елла́да (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · ps لرغونی يونان (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · bg Дре́вна Гъ́рция (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · hi प्राचीन यूनान (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · mk Стара Грција (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · da Oldtidens Grækenland (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · tk Gadymy Gresiýa (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · th กรีซโบราณ (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · si පුරාණ ග්රීසිය (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · la Graecia antiqua (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · yi אוראַלט גריכנלאַנד (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · la Graecia (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · tr Antik Yunanistan (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · sq Greqia e lashtë (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · fi antiikin Kreikka (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · kmr Yewnanistana kevnare (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · tg Юнони Қадим (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · pl Starożytna Grecja (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · rue Старовіке Ґре́цько (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · he יוון העתיקה (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · pt Grécia Antiga (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · mt Il-Greċja tal-Antika (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · sa पौराणयवनसंस्कृति (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · be Старажы́тная Грэ́цыя (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · kk Ежелгі Грекия (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) · sh Стара Грчка (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean)