Hel·len·ic
he-ˈle-nik 
hə-
: of or relating to Greece, its people, or its language
specifically
: of or relating to ancient Greek history, culture, or art before the Hellenistic period
Examples of Hellenic in a Sentence
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Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
Maley will be offshore with 186 for a ten-day cruise on a small Swan Hellenic cruise ship, at a cost of about $14,000 for a couple in one room.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
The Forum gaped at you, a faux Hellenic garage opening on a bleached plaza.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
The nationalist Hellenic Solution was returned to parliament.
—Derek Gatopoulos, ajc, 25 June 2023
The parade helps support Hellenic Museum of Michigan through grants and awards, school and collegiate outreach and fundraising, along with preserving and promoting the Hellenic heritage of the Greek community in Detroit, Windsor and Southeast Michigan.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2023
Greek Festival - New Orleans, Louisiana The Greek Festival in the Bayou St. John neighborhood is put on every year by the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, and features a Run/Walk Race on the 27th, and Hellenic Dancers on every day of the weekend.
—Jacob Linden, Woman's Day, 25 May 2023
Neopaganism’s various branches include Wicca and Hellenic reconstructionism, a religion that focuses on the gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece.
—Alyssa Beall, USA TODAY, 13 May 2023
Hidden under a busy area of Naples, Italy, the necropolis features beautiful fresco paintings and other monuments installed by wealthy Hellenic families between 600 and 200 B.C.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2023
Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024
The partnership marks Swan Hellenic’s first endeavor into wellness tourism.
—Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 24 Oct. 2023
The People's Republic of China was proclaimed in 1949; modern Greece—officially the Third Hellenic Republic—began in 1974, after the abolishment of the monarchy.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2023
The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) Bingo Hall has been in Hobart since 1992, run solely by volunteers, with the proceeds going to various charities.
—Deena Lawley-Dixon, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
Maria Feggou, a volunteer with the Hellenic Red Cross fighting the blaze in Rhodes, said that the situation is difficult to describe.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 26 July 2023
Another problem is the rise of large cruise ships, as Lysandros Tsilidis of the Federation of Hellenic Associations of Tourist and Travel Agencies tells the Observer.
—Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 July 2023
Bringing aboard one or two ice fragments has been a common practice for decades among expedition cruise ships like Swan Hellenic, said Lindsay Brean, a spokeswoman for the cruise line.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2023
The Hellenic Fire Service said 260 firefighters along with 19 from France, are battling the Parnitha fire supported by various aircraft, including some from Germany and Sweden.
—Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2023
Adjective
The hotel’s industrial-chic aesthetic was strikingly contemporary, with postmodern furniture set against raw concrete walls and polished stone floors suggesting a refined Hellenic corner of Brooklyn.
—Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
Maley will be offshore with 186 for a ten-day cruise on a small Swan Hellenic cruise ship, at a cost of about $14,000 for a couple in one room.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
The Forum gaped at you, a faux Hellenic garage opening on a bleached plaza.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
The nationalist Hellenic Solution was returned to parliament.
—Derek Gatopoulos, ajc, 25 June 2023
The parade helps support Hellenic Museum of Michigan through grants and awards, school and collegiate outreach and fundraising, along with preserving and promoting the Hellenic heritage of the Greek community in Detroit, Windsor and Southeast Michigan.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2023
Greek Festival - New Orleans, Louisiana The Greek Festival in the Bayou St. John neighborhood is put on every year by the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, and features a Run/Walk Race on the 27th, and Hellenic Dancers on every day of the weekend.
—Jacob Linden, Woman's Day, 25 May 2023
Neopaganism’s various branches include Wicca and Hellenic reconstructionism, a religion that focuses on the gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece.
—Alyssa Beall, USA TODAY, 13 May 2023
Hidden under a busy area of Naples, Italy, the necropolis features beautiful fresco paintings and other monuments installed by wealthy Hellenic families between 600 and 200 B.C.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2023
Noun
Her straight brown-black hair, ballerina physique, and air of frankness bring to mind a Hellenic Frida Kahlo.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024
The partnership marks Swan Hellenic’s first endeavor into wellness tourism.
—Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 24 Oct. 2023
The People's Republic of China was proclaimed in 1949; modern Greece—officially the Third Hellenic Republic—began in 1974, after the abolishment of the monarchy.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2023
The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) Bingo Hall has been in Hobart since 1992, run solely by volunteers, with the proceeds going to various charities.
—Deena Lawley-Dixon, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
Maria Feggou, a volunteer with the Hellenic Red Cross fighting the blaze in Rhodes, said that the situation is difficult to describe.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 26 July 2023
Another problem is the rise of large cruise ships, as Lysandros Tsilidis of the Federation of Hellenic Associations of Tourist and Travel Agencies tells the Observer.
—Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 July 2023
Bringing aboard one or two ice fragments has been a common practice for decades among expedition cruise ships like Swan Hellenic, said Lindsay Brean, a spokeswoman for the cruise line.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2023
The Hellenic Fire Service said 260 firefighters along with 19 from France, are battling the Parnitha fire supported by various aircraft, including some from Germany and Sweden.
—Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2023
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