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Hellenic vs Hellenian - What's the difference?

hellenic | hellenian |

As adjectives the difference between hellenic and hellenian

is that hellenic is of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization before the Hellenistic period while Hellenian is hellenic.

As a proper noun Hellenic

is the Greek language and its dialects from the earliest records (Linear B inscriptions, about 1600-1300 (BCE)) to the present Modern Greek.

hellenic

English

(wikipedia Hellenic)

Adjective

(head)
  • Of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization before the Hellenistic period.
  • Of or relating to Hellas (Greece) or the Hellenes (Greeks).

    • Synonyms

    * (Ancient only) Grecian * Greek

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The and its dialects from the earliest records (Linear B inscriptions, about 1600-1300 ) to the present Modern Greek.

    • Derived terms

    * Hellenism * Hellenist * Hellenistic * Hellenistical * Hellenic Republic * Hellenise or Hellenize * Hellenisation or Hellenization * Helleniser or Hellenizer

    Related terms

    * Hellas * Helladic * Hellen * Hellene

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    hellenian

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Hellenic
    • (Webster 1913)