English

Etymology
From Ancient Greek �λλά� (Hellas "Greece"), from prefix έλ- (el- "sun, bright, shiny", (elios, "sun")) + λά� (las "rock, stone"). �λλά�: "The land of the sun and the rock".

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�l�s|-�l�s

Proper noun
Hellas

1. The Ancient Greek name for ancient and modern Greece, �λλά�.

Derived terms
Helladic

Related terms
Hellen
Hellene
Hellenic
Hellenisation or Hellenization
Hellenise or Hellenize
Helleniser or Hellenizer
Hellenism
Hellenist
Hellenistic
Hellenistical

Translations
Greek: �λλά� (Hellas)
Norwegian: Hellas

Norwegian

Proper noun
Hellas

1. Greece

See also
greker, *gresk, hellensk
Greeklish

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