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"etymology_text": "From Ἕλληνες (Héllēnes, “Greeks”), most probably a derivation of Ἑλλοί (Helloí) or Σελλοί (Selloí), the Greek inhabitants of the area around the sanctuary of Dodona (Δωδώνη (Dōdṓnē)). In Greek mythology Ἕλλην (Héllēn), whom the Ἕλληνες (Héllēnes, “Greeks”) were named after, was the son of Δευκαλίων (Deukalíōn) and Πύρρα (Púrrha).",
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{
"word": "Hellenization"
},
{
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{
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},
{
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},
{
"word": "Hellenizer"
},
{
"word": "Hellenism"
},
{
"word": "Hellenist"
},
{
"word": "Hellenistic"
},
{
"word": "Hellenistical"
}
],
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],
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"word": "Helladic"
},
{
"word": "Hellas"
}
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"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "hellen",
"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
"word": "հելլեն"
},
{
"code": "hy",
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},
{
"code": "cs",
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"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Helén"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
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"common-gender"
],
"word": "hellener"
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{
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
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"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
"word": "heleno"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
"word": "helleeni"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Hellene"
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{
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"feminine"
],
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"masculine"
],
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},
{
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"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "Ellinída",
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],
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},
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],
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Heilléanach"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "Hellenes"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
"word": "Hellener"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Hellen"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "heleno"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "elen"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "elenă"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "éllin",
"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "э́ллин"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "hellen"
}
]
}
],
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}
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},
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"word": "Hellenic"
},
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{
"word": "Hellenization"
},
{
"word": "Hellenise"
},
{
"word": "Hellenize"
},
{
"word": "Helleniser"
},
{
"word": "Hellenizer"
},
{
"word": "Hellenism"
},
{
"word": "Hellenist"
},
{
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},
{
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}
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"name": "m"
},
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},
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"etymology_text": "From Ἕλληνες (Héllēnes, “Greeks”), most probably a derivation of Ἑλλοί (Helloí) or Σελλοί (Selloí), the Greek inhabitants of the area around the sanctuary of Dodona (Δωδώνη (Dōdṓnē)). In Greek mythology Ἕλλην (Héllēn), whom the Ἕλληνες (Héllēnes, “Greeks”) were named after, was the son of Δευκαλίων (Deukalíōn) and Πύρρα (Púrrha).",
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{
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"word": "հելլենացի"
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"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
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{
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Helleen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
"word": "heleno"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
"word": "helleeni"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Hellene"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Hellenin"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "Éllinas",
"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Έλληνας"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
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"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"code": "grc",
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"tags": [
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},
{
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"tags": [
"feminine"
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Heilléanach"
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{
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"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
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},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
"word": "Hellener"
},
{
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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{
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"masculine"
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{
"code": "ro",
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"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "elen"
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{
"code": "ro",
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"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "elenă"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a Greek — see also Greek",
"tags": [
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"word": "hellen"
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}
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