Hellas

[ hel-uhs ]

/ ˈhɛl əs /

noun

an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a light region when viewed telescopically from the earth.

Words nearby Hellas

helix, hell, hella, hellacious, Helladic, Hellas, hellbender, hellbent, hell-bent for leather, hellbox, hellbroth

Definition for Hellas (2 of 2)

Hellas²

[ hel-uhs, e-lahs ]

/ ˈhɛl əs, ɛˈlɑs /

noun

ancient Greek name of Greece.

Origin of Hellas

First recorded in 1790–1800; from Latin Hellas “northern Greece (as opposed to the Peloponnesus); the whole of Greece,” from Greek Hellás, a name applied to several places in ancient Greece, e.g., Dodona; a part of Phthiotis in Thessaly inhabited by the Myrmidons; a city in Thessaly; northern Greece (as opposed to the Peloponnesus); the Peloponnesus, Epirus, and Thessaly; all the lands occupied by the Hellenes, e.g., Magna Graecia; further origin uncertain

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Example sentences from the Web for Hellas

It's a sacred fountain now—like the fountains of old Hellas, sacred with the hauntings of the gods.
Austin and His Friends|Frederic H. Balfour
Plato and Aristotle conceived their constructions within the geographical limits of Hellas, either in the past or in the present.
The Idea of Progress|J. B. Bury
The patriotism of a Greek was confined to his city, and rarely kindled into any general love for the common welfare of Hellas.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 1|Various
Hellas cannot avenge itself on the Phrygian barbarians who have carried off a free Greek woman.
The Coryston Family|Mrs. Humphry Ward

As it is the opposite of the civilized order of Hellas, he throws it outside of Hellenic boundaries.
Homer's Odyssey|Denton J. Snider

British Dictionary definitions for Hellas

Hellas

/ (ˈhɛləs) /

noun

transliteration of the Ancient Greek name for Greece

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单词	hellas
释义	Hellas ¹ [ hel-uhs ] / ˈhɛl əs / noun an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a light region when viewed telescopically from the earth. Words nearby Hellas helix, hell, hella, hellacious, Helladic, Hellas, hellbender, hellbent, hell-bent for leather, hellbox, hellbroth Definition for Hellas (2 of 2) Hellas² [ hel-uhs, e-lahs ] / ˈhɛl əs, ɛˈlɑs / noun ancient Greek name of Greece. Origin of Hellas ² First recorded in 1790–1800; from Latin Hellas “northern Greece (as opposed to the Peloponnesus); the whole of Greece,” from Greek Hellás, a name applied to several places in ancient Greece, e.g., Dodona; a part of Phthiotis in Thessaly inhabited by the Myrmidons; a city in Thessaly; northern Greece (as opposed to the Peloponnesus); the Peloponnesus, Epirus, and Thessaly; all the lands occupied by the Hellenes, e.g., Magna Graecia; further origin uncertain Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Hellas It's a sacred fountain now—like the fountains of old Hellas, sacred with the hauntings of the gods. Austin and His Friends\|Frederic H. Balfour Plato and Aristotle conceived their constructions within the geographical limits of Hellas, either in the past or in the present. The Idea of Progress\|J. B. Bury The patriotism of a Greek was confined to his city, and rarely kindled into any general love for the common welfare of Hellas. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 1\|Various Hellas cannot avenge itself on the Phrygian barbarians who have carried off a free Greek woman. The Coryston Family\|Mrs. Humphry Ward As it is the opposite of the civilized order of Hellas, he throws it outside of Hellenic boundaries. Homer's Odyssey\|Denton J. Snider British Dictionary definitions for Hellas Hellas / (ˈhɛləs) / noun transliteration of the Ancient Greek name for Greece Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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