Greece
18 definitions retrieved  Gree \Gree\, n.; pl. Grees (gr[=e]z); obs. plurals Greece (gr[=e]s) Grice (gr[imac]s or gr[=e]s), Grise, Grize (gr[imac]z or gr[=e]z), etc. [OF. gr['e], F. grade. See Grade.] A step. [1913 Webster] Greece \Greece\, n. pl. See Gree a step. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]  Greece n 1: a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil [syn: Greece, Hellenic Republic, Ellas] 2: ancient Greece; a country of city-states (especially Athens and Sparta) that reached its peak in the fifth century BCE  Greece orginally consisted of the four provinces of Macedonia, Epirus, Achaia, and Peleponnesus. In Acts 20:2 it designates only the Roman province of Macedonia. Greece was conquered by the Romans B.C. 146. After passing through various changes it was erected into an independent monarchy in 1831. Moses makes mention of Greece under the name of Javan (Gen. 10:2-5); and this name does not again occur in the Old Testament till the time of Joel (3:6). Then the Greeks and Hebrews first came into contact in the Tyrian slave-market. Prophetic notice is taken of Greece in Dan. 8:21. The cities of Greece were the special scenes of the labours of the apostle Paul.  Greece, NY (CDP, FIPS 30279) Location: 43.21194 N, 77.70234 W Population (1990): 15632 (6116 housing units) Area: 11.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 14616  greece Griechenland  Greece [gris] Grèce  greece görögország hellász  Greece [gris] An Ghréig  Greece Grecia  Greece [gris] Achaia; Græcia  Greece [gris] Grécia  Greece [gris] Греция  Greece [gris] Grecia  Greece [gris] Grekland  Greece [gris] Groeg  Greece (gr) Griechenland [geogr.]  Greece, NY -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New York Population (2000): 14614 Housing Units (2000): 6170 Land area (2000): 4.331068 sq. miles (11.217414 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.331068 sq. miles (11.217414 sq. km) FIPS code: 30279 Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36 Location: 43.209112 N, 77.700341 W ZIP Codes (1990): 14616 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Greece, NY Greece Greece related |
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