Definition
People from Greece or of Greek descent, or historically, the ancient peoples of the Greek city-states and colonies.
Etymology
From Latin 'Graeci', the name Romans used for the Hellenic peoples, though Greeks called themselves 'Hellenes'. The term may derive from 'Graikoi', a tribe that early Romans encountered, extending the name to all Greek-speaking peoples.
Kelly Says
The word 'Greeks' is actually what outsiders called them - they called themselves 'Hellenes' and still do today. This linguistic quirk means we use the Roman name for a people whose civilization predated and heavily influenced Rome, showing how conquering cultures often control the naming of others.
Translations
ARالعربية
يونانيون
yūnānīyūn
CSČeština
Řekové
r̝ɛko.vɛ
DEDeutsch
Griechen
ˈɡriːçn̩
ELΕλληνικά
Έλληνες
ˈel.linɛs
ESEspañol
griegos
ˈɡrijos
FAفارسی
یونانیها
yūnānī.hā
FISuomi
kreikkalaiset
kreːk.kɑ.lɑi.set
HIहिन्दी
ग्रीक लोग
grīk log
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang Yunani
o.raŋ ju.na.ni
ITItaliano
greci
ˈɡrɛːt͡ʃi
KMKM
ជនជាតិក្រិក
cɔn ciət krɨk
MSBahasa Melayu
orang Yunani
o.raŋ ju.na.ni
MYမြန်မာ
ဂရိလူမျိုး
ɡə.rī lu mjó
NLNederlands
Grieken
ˈɣri.kən
PTPortuguês
gregos
ˈɡɾeɡuʃ
SVSvenska
greker
ˈɡreːkɛr
SWKiswahili
Wagiriki
wa.ɡi.ri.ki
TAதமிழ்
கிரேக்கர்கள்
kirēkkar.kaḷ
TEతెలుగు
గ్రీకులు
grīkulu
THไทย
ชาวกรีก
tɕʰaːw krīk
TLTL
mga Griyego
ma.ŋa ɡriˈyɛɡo
TRTürkçe
Yunanlar
ju.nan.lar
UKУкраїнська
греки
hret͡sʹky
VITiếng Việt
người Hy Lạp
ŋưœ̀i hi lạp
YOYO
Awọn Giriiki
a.wɔ̃ ɡi.ri.i.ki
ZUZU
Abagiriki
a.ba.ɡre.ki