Etymology : Middle English Greke, from Old English GrEca, from Latin Graecus, from Greek Graikos
Pronunciation : 'grEk
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. Greek language. native of Greece, resident of Greece. of or pertaining to Greece, of Greek origin. greek\greek\, n.
2. a native, or one of the people, of greece; a grecian; also, the language of greece.
3. a swindler; a knave; a cheat. [slang] without a confederate the game of baccarat does not offer many chances for the greek. rev.
4. something unintelligible; as, it was all greek to me. [colloq.]greek \greek\ , a. [as. grec, l. graecus, gr. ?: cf. f. grec. cf. grecian.] of or pertaining to greece or the greeks; grecian.greek calends. see:
under calends.greek church (eccl. hist.), the eastern church; that part of christendom which separated from the roman or western church in the ninth century. it comprises the great bulk of the christian population of russia (of which this is the established church), greece, moldavia, and wallachia. the greek church is governed by patriarchs and is called also the byzantine church.greek cross. see:
illust. (10) of cross.greek empire. see:
byzantine empire.greek fire, a combustible composition which burns under water, the constituents of which are supposed to be asphalt, with niter and sulphur.greek rose, the flower campion.
5. Of or pertaining to Greece or the Greeks; Grecian.
6. A native, or one of the people, of Greece; a Grecian; also, the language of Greece.
7. A swindler; a knave; a cheat.
8. Something unintelligible; as, it was all Greek to me. the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages a native or inhabitant of Greece of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks; "Greek mythology"; "a grecian robe".
9. 1. Greek means belonging or relating to Greece.
10. A Greek is a person who comes from Greece.
11. Greek is the language used in Greece. I had to learn Greek.
12. Greek or Ancient Greek was the language used in Greece in ancient times. relating to Greece, its people, or its language. Greek alphabet Greek Civil War Greek fire Greek Independence War of Greek language Greek law Greek mythology Greek Orthodox Church Greek pottery Greek religion Greek Revival Maximus the Greek.