Meaning of Ancient Greece | Babel Free
ˈeɪn.t͡ʃʰənt ˈɡɹisDefinitions
- The Greek-speaking world in ancient times, geographically referring not only to modern Greece and southern Balkan peninsula but also to areas of Hellenic culture that were settled during ancient times by Greeks: Cyprus, the Aegean coast of Ionia, southern Italian peninsula and Sicily (known as Magna Graecia) and the scattered Greek settlements on the coasts of what are now Albania, Bulgaria, Egypt, Libya, southern France, southern Spain, Catalonia, Georgia, Romania, and Ukraine.
- The civilization that flourished around the Mediterranean Sea from the 3rd millennium to the 1st century BCE (including the first two European civilizations, Minoan and Mycenaean), known as the cradle of Western civilization.
Equivalents
العربية
الْيُونَان الْقَدِيمَة
Български
Елада
Deutsch
antikes Griechenland
Español
Grecia Antigua
Suomi
antiikin Kreikka
Français
Grèce antique
Italiano
Antica Grecia
日本語
古代ギリシャ
ქართული
ძველი საბერძნეთი
ខ្មែរ
ក្រិកបុរាណ
한국어
고대 그리스
Latina
Graecia
မြန်မာဘာသာ
ရှေးခေတ်ဂရိ
Português
Grécia Antiga
Română
Grecia Antică
ไทย
กรีซโบราณ
Українська
Еллада
Tiếng Việt
Hi Lạp cổ đại
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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