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proper noun
- Country in southeastern Europe having borders with Albania, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Turkey. Member state of the European Union since 1981. Official name: Hellenic Republic (�λληνική �ημοκ�α�ία).
Translations: - Dutch: Griekenland
- French: Grèce
- German: Griechenland
- Italian: Grecia
- Spanish: Grecia
Etymology: From Graecia < Ancient Greek (Graekos), a character in Greek mythology, the son of w:Thessalos, Thessalos, the king of w:Fthia, Fthia, whom á (Hellas, "Greece") and á (Hellenes, "the Greeks") were also named after.
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