Greek

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The noun Greek refers to:

• Synonymous to Grecian; a native or inhabitant of Greece (Ελλάδα), or a person of Greek descent. - main articles: Greek people and Names of the Greeks
• The Indo-European language of the Greeks. - see main article: Greek language

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The adjective Greek may refer to a number of things relating to:

Contents 1 History & Geography 2 Language & Culture 2.1 Arts 2.2 Literature 2.3 Organizations 2.4 Philosophy 2.5 Religion 3 Science and technology 4 Academic traditions 5 Cuisine 5.1 Persons of Greek origin 6 See also

History & Geography

• Greek history
  • Aegean Civilization (before 1600 BC)
  • Mycenaean Greece (ca. 1600–1200 BC)
  • Greek Dark Ages (ca. 1200–800 BC)
  • Ancient Greece (776–323 BC)
  • Hellenistic Greece (323 BC–146 BC)
  • Roman Greece (146–330 AD)
  • Byzantine Empire (330–1453 AD)
  • Ottoman Greece (1453–1832)
  • Modern Greece (after 1832)
• Stereotype of Greeks 2005

• Greek colonies
• Greco-Turkish relations
• Greek islands

Language & Culture

Arts

• Architecture of Ancient Greece
• Art in Ancient Greece
• Greek theatre
• Greeked text
• Greek key
• Music of Greece

Literature

• Greek language
• Greek literature
• Greek alphabet

Organizations

• Greek organizations

Philosophy

• Greek philosophy

Religion

• Greek mythology
• Greek Orthodox Church

Science and technology

• Greek fire
• The Greeks — use of the Greek alphabet in mathematical finance

Academic traditions

• The academic traditions of so-called Greek university fraternities and sororities, each using a few Greek letters as its name

Cuisine

• Cuisine of Greece
  • Greek salad

Persons of Greek origin

• Greek Americans
• Greek Australians
• Greek Canadians

See also

• Hellenic
• Grecian
• Greco-Roman