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panhellenic

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Alternative form of Panhellenic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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adj

Meaning 2

of or relating to all Greece or all the Greeks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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adj

Meaning 3

of or relating to the Greek-letter fraternities or sororities in American college and universities or to an association representing them.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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adjective

Meaning 4

of or relating to all the Greeks

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the Olympic Games were a Panhellenic celebration

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Pan-Hellenic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh2- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph2énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs)der. Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-)bor. English pan- English Hellenic English Panhellenic From pan- + Hellenic.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: panhellénique — Translations
  • French: panhellène — Translations
  • German: panhellenisch — Translations
  • Greek: πανελλήνιος (panellínios) — Translations
  • Greek: πανελλαδικός (panelladikós) — Translations
  • Italian: panellenico — Translations
  • Polish: panhelleński — Translations
  • Portuguese: pan-helênico — Translations
  • Portuguese: pan-helénico — Translations
  • Slovak: panhelénsky — Translations
  • Spanish: panhelénico — Translations