Greece
[gri:s]
Definition
(noun.) a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil.
(noun.) ancient Greece; a country of city-states (especially Athens and Sparta) that reached its peak in the fifth century BCE.
Edited by Ahmed--From WordNet
Definition
(pl. ) of Gree
(n. pl.) See Gree a step.
Typed by Garrett
Examples
- At this time Lord Raymond returned from Greece. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- For me, Greece—for you, England; for me, Nature—for you, Art. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- In Greece they were called _tyrants_. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I am going to Greece. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- All of this is very reminiscent of the religious and political state of affairs in Greece fourteen centuries earlier. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Even in Greece the tale of the sun of darkness encreased the fears and despair of the dying multitude. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Then I shall go to Italy, Greece, Egypt, and Palestine, before the hot weather comes on. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- This was so because there were no great priestly schools in Greece. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He had schemed, if he failed in his present attempt, without taking leave of any of us, to embark for Greece, and never again to revisit England. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Let other nations be merchants and warriors, while Greece reasserts her ancient vocation of teacher. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The clepsydra became in Greece a useful instrument to enforce the law in restricting loquacious orators and lawyers to reasonable limits in their addresses. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- That land, said Adrian, tinged with the last glories of the day, is Greece. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Such a happy state of affairs certainly prevailed in Greece during its best days. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- To the end the largest city states of Greece remained smaller than many English counties; and some had an area of only a few square miles. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I will be your host in Greece, and will entertain you in my ruined abode,—misnamed a palace,—which is all that remains to me of my forefathers. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
Editor: Mervin