"Μεγάλη Ἑλλάς" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Proper name

IPA: /meˈɣa.li elˈlas/, /meˈɣa.li eˈlas/, /meˈɡa.le̝ (h)elˈlas/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /meˈɣa.li elˈlas/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /meˈɣa.li elˈlas/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /meˈɣa.li eˈlas/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: μεγᾰ́λη (megálē), feminine of μέγας (mégas, “great”) & Ἑλλᾰ́ς (Hellás, “Greece”), calque of Latin Magna Graecia (literally “Great Greece”). Etymology templates: {{calque|grc|la|Magna Graecia|lit=Great Greece|nocap=1}} calque of Latin Magna Graecia (literally “Great Greece”) Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Μεγᾰ́λη Ἑλλᾰ́ς|Μεγᾰ́λης Ἑλλᾰ́δος|f|third}} Μεγᾰ́λη Ἑλλᾰ́ς • (Megálē Hellás) f (genitive Μεγᾰ́λης Ἑλλᾰ́δος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Μεγᾰ́λη Ἑλλᾰ́ς|Μεγᾰ́λης Ἑλλᾰ́δος|AS=Μεγᾰ́λην Ἑλλᾰ́δᾰ|DS=Μεγᾰ́λῃ Ἑλλᾰ́δῐ|GS=Μεγᾰ́λης Ἑλλᾰ́δος|NS=Μεγᾰ́λη Ἑλλᾰ́ς|form=F-sing|titleapp=Koine, Byzantine}} Forms: Μεγᾰ́λη Ἑλλᾰ́ς [canonical], Megálē Hellás [romanization], Μεγᾰ́λης Ἑλλᾰ́δος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ Μεγᾰ́λη Ἑλλᾰ́ς [nominative, singular], τῆς Μεγᾰ́λης Ἑλλᾰ́δος [genitive, singular], τῇ Μεγᾰ́λῃ Ἑλλᾰ́δῐ [dative, singular], τὴν Μεγᾰ́λην Ἑλλᾰ́δᾰ [accusative, singular], Μεγᾰ́λη Ἑλλᾰ́ς [singular, vocative]
  1. (history) Magna Graecia; Hellenic parts of southern Italy and Sicily extensively settled by Ancient Greek colonists in such vast numbers that the Ancient Romans came to refer to the region as Great Greece Wikipedia link: Medieval Greek Tags: Byzantine, Koine Categories (topical): History

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