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adj
Of or pertaining to the Byzantine Empire, its inhabitants, or its language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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adj
Of or pertaining to modern Greece, its inhabitants, or its language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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name
The modern Greek language, deriving from terminology designating speakers of Greek from the former Byzantine Empire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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adjective
relating to modern Greece or its inhabitants or its language
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
the modern Greek vernacular
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Demotic
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Broader terms: Modern Greek, New Greek
History
From Greek ρωμαίικος (romaíikos), from ρωμαϊκός (romaïkós), from Ancient Greek Ῥωμαϊκός (Rhōmaïkós). Cf. Koine Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos), meaning "Roman".
Across languages
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