c. 1300, from Latin Graecia; named for its inhabitants; see Greek. Earlier in English was Greklond (c. 1200). The Turkish name for the country, via Persian, is Yunanistan, literally "Land of the Ionians." Ionia also yielded the name for the country in Arabic and Hindi (Yunan).
双语例句
1. They believed ancient Greece and Rome were vital sources of learning.
他们认为古代希腊罗马是知识的重要发源地。
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2. The region was split three ways, between Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria.
这一地区被希腊、塞尔维亚和保加利亚分成了3部分。
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3. The cult of Isis was carried from Egypt into Greece and Rome.
对伊希斯的膜拜从埃及传到了希腊和罗马。
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4. The United States will do whatever it can to help Greece.
美国将竭尽所能帮助希腊。
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5. Turkey and Greece were buffer states against the former Soviet Union.
