Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun greece

2 senses of greece

Sense 1
Greece, Hellenic Republic, Ellas -- (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)
       INSTANCE OF=> Balkan country, Balkan nation, Balkan state -- (any one of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula)

Sense 2
Greece -- (ancient Greece; a country of city-states (especially Athens and Sparta) that reached its peak in the fifth century BCE)
       => Balkan country, Balkan nation, Balkan state -- (any one of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula)