Noun: Greece grees
- Ancient Greece; a country of city-states (especially Athens and Sparta) that reached its peak in the fifth century BCE
- A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
- Hellenic Republic, Ellas
Sounds like: gr
Type of: Balkan country, Balkan nation, Balkan state
Part of: Common Market, EC, EEC, EU, Euroland, Europe, European Community, European Economic Community, European Union, Eurozone, NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation [Brit], North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Encyclopedia: Greece, New York