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# hellenic

adjective (Hellenic)

«hellenic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To do with Greece and the Greek people, language and culture, especially ancient Greece. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hellenic/#m1)
2. (history) To do with classical Greek civilisation before Alexander the Great (later times are called Hellenistic). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hellenic/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history lessons on ancient Greece, «Hellenic» is linked to Hellas, the Greeks' own name for their land. The modern country's official name is the Hellenic Republic. Phrases: Hellenic culture, the Hellenic Republic, Hellenic Navy.

### Examples

- Greece's official name is the Hellenic Republic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hellenic/#x1)
- The Olympics began as a Hellenic festival. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hellenic/#x2)
- The museum has a hall of Hellenic statues. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hellenic/#x3)
- Greeks call themselves Hellenes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hellenic/#x4)
- Hellenic myths tell of Zeus and the gods of Olympus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hellenic/#x5)

### Note

Capital H. Pronounced heh-LEN-ik or heh-LEE-nik. «Hellenistic» refers to Greek culture spread after Alexander the Great. Nothing to do with «hell».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hellenic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hellenic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hellenic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hellenic.html) on Mova free.