greek - English dictionary definition

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Greek Of or pertaining to Greece or the Greeks; Grecian.
Greek A native, or one of the people, of Greece; a Grecian; also, the language of Greece.
Greek A swindler; a knave; a cheat.
Greek Something unintelligible; as, it was all Greek to me.
Greek the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
Greek alphabet the alphabet used by ancient Greeks
Greek architecture the architecture of ancient Greece
Greek capital the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena its patron goddess; "in the 5th century BC ancient Athens was the world''s most powerful and civilized city"
Greek Catholic a member of the Greek Orthodox Church
Greek chorus a company of actors who comment by speaking or singing in unison on the action in a classical Greek play

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