Grækenland

Danish

Etymology

A compound of græker +‎ land, but the form with -en- is influenced by German, cf. German Griechenland, Low German Grekenland, Dutch Griekenland.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈɡrɛːˀkənlanˀ/, [ˈɡ̊ʁɛˀɡ̊ŋ̩ˌlanˀ]

Proper noun

Grækenland

  1. Greece (a country in Southeast Europe)
  2. (historical) An ancient region in Southeast Europe, home of the Greeks
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