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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- Greece
[griːs]
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noun
希腊
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- Greece
[grɪs]
[grɪːs]
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希腊（欧洲国名）
Collins English-English Dictionary
- Greece
[griːs]
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a republic in SE Europe, occupying the S part of the Balkan Peninsula and many islands in the Ionian and Aegean Seas; site of two of Europe's earliest civilizations (the Minoan and Mycenaean); in the classical era divided into many small independent city-states, the most important being Athens and Sparta; part of the Roman and Byzantine Empires; passed under Turkish rule in the late Middle Ages; became an independent kingdom in 1827; taken over by a military junta (1967--74); the monarchy was abolished in 1973; became a republic in 1975; a member of the European Union. Official language: Greek. Official religion: Eastern (Greek) Orthodox. Currency: euro. Capital: Athens. Pop: 10977000 (2004 est). Area: 131944 sq km (50944 sq miles) Ellás
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the heroic age of Greece and Rome
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古希腊和罗马的“英雄时代”
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In ancient Rome and Greece, every rich family had slaves.
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在古代的罗马和希腊，富有的家庭都拥有奴隶。
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Have you been to Greece before?
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你以前去过希腊吗？
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We leave for Greece by waterplane.
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我们乘水上飞机去希腊。
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she worked au pair in Greece
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the standard work on Greece
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