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  1. Of or pertaining to Greece or the Greeks; Grecian.
  2. A native, or one of the people, of Greece; a Grecian; also, the language of Greece.

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  1. the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
  2. a native or inhabitant of Greece
  3. of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language

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  • Like, "time eater" (chronos -- greek, fag ... hm, think bacteriofag). —  freshmeat.net Releases
  • Certain linguists around this time noted something interesting; the language of sanskirit showed remarkable similarities to that of greek, latin, and english, and eventually an entire language family was drawn up: the 'indo-european' language family. —  totse.com
  • Him and Bradley would be a sweet fight. im greek, so im dissapointed. but victor is truly vicious. dayum! he has great power, and i see a huge career ahead for the kid. he is great for the sport. —  BoxingScene.com
  • Beyonce is black, Wonder Woman is white (greek) - THAT is changing her color. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • If Halle Berry can be Cat Woman then Beyonce could be Wonder Woman sam Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 11: 06 PM EST wonderwoman is of greek origin, she is a white european woman, I am a wonderwoman fan and a Beyonce fan, and this does not seem good casting choice for either of them —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
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