Grecian — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a native or resident of Greece

of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɔːki/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈiːʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈiːʃən/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɔːki/.

Examples

Greek mythology
a Grecian robe

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Greek Hellenic

Parts of Speech

noun	a native or resident of Greece
adjective	of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language “Greek mythology”

Word Forms

Greek	noun	a native or inhabitant of Greece
Hellenic	noun	the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
Hellene	noun	a native or inhabitant of Greece

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

griechisch

ein gebürtiger oder wohnhafter Einwohner Griechenlands

🇫🇷French

grecque

un natif ou un résident de Grèce

🇪🇸Spanish

griego

un nativo o residente de Grecia

🇮🇹Italian

greco

nativo o residente in Grecia

🇳🇱Dutch

Grieks

een inwoner of ingezetene van Griekenland

🇵🇹Portuguese

grego

um nativo ou residente da Grécia

🇷🇺Russian

греческий

уроженец или житель Греции

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ग्रीस देश-संबंधी

ग्रीस का मूल निवासी या निवासी

🇧🇩Bengali

গ্রিসিয়ান

গ্রীসের স্থানীয় বা বাসিন্দা

🇮🇳Tamil

கிரேக்கர்

கிரேக்கத்தின் பூர்வீகம் அல்லது குடியிருப்பாளர்

🇮🇳Telugu

గ్రీకు దేశస్థుడు

గ్రీస్ యొక్క స్థానికుడు లేదా నివాసి

🇮🇳Marathi

ग्रीसियन

ग्रीसचा मूळ किंवा रहिवासी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગ્રીસિયન

ગ્રીસનો વતની અથવા રહેવાસી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ರೀಕ್

ಗ್ರೀಸ್‌ನ ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ ಅಥವಾ ನಿವಾಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗ്രേഷ്യൻ

ഗ്രീസിലെ ഒരു സ്വദേശി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ താമസക്കാരൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗ੍ਰੀਸੀਅਨ

ਗ੍ਰੀਸ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਜੱਦੀ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਵਾਸੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

یونانی

یونان کا مقامی یا رہائشی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

希腊语

希腊本地人或居民

🇯🇵Japanese

ギリシャ人

ギリシャの出身者または居住者

🇰🇷Korean

그리스 사람

그리스 출신 또는 거주자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người Hy Lạp

một người bản địa hoặc cư dân của Hy Lạp

🇹🇭Thai

ชาวกรีก

ชาวพื้นเมืองหรือผู้มีถิ่นที่อยู่ในกรีซ

🇮🇩Indonesian

Yunani

penduduk asli atau penduduk Yunani

🇵🇭Filipino

griyego

isang katutubo o residente ng Greece

🇲🇾Malay

greecian

orang asli atau penduduk Greece

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اغريقي

مواطن أو مقيم في اليونان

🇮🇷Persian

یونانی

بومی یا مقیم یونان

🇹🇷Turkish

Grek

Yunanistan'ın yerlisi veya sakini

🇮🇱Hebrew

יווני

יליד או תושב יוון

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