Hellene

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Hel·lene / ˈhelēn/ • n. an ancient Greek. ∎  a native of modern Greece (chiefly in the title of the now exiled royal family): the King of the Hellenes.

Hellene

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Hellene an ancient Greek; said to be descended from Hellen, in Greek mythology, the son or brother of Deucalion.

Hellene

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Hellene Greek. XVII. — Gr. Héllēn.
So Hellenic, Hellenism XVII, Hellenistic XVIII.

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