Hellene

[ hel-een ]

noun
  1. a Greek.

Origin of Hellene

1
From the Greek word Héllēn

Words Nearby Hellene

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How to use Hellene in a sentence

  • This "Hellene" on which he was to ride was about sixty-five feet in diameter and approximately three times that in length.

    Man of Many Minds | E. Everett Evans
  • This was a certain Phalinus, a Hellene who lived at the court of Tissaphernes, and was held in high esteem.

    Anabasis | Xenophon
  • Thereupon Seuthes went off, and Timasion with him, taking the Hellene squadron of something like forty troopers.

    Anabasis | Xenophon
  • For I suppose that you are not going to send out a general invitation to any Hellene who likes to come.

    Laws | Plato
  • In the sphere of religion and morality, Hellene and Judean could not come close to each other.

    Jewish History | S. M. Dubnow

British Dictionary definitions for Hellene

Hellene

Hellenian (hɛˈliːnɪən)

/ (ˈhɛliːn) /


noun
  1. another name for a Greek

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