Greeks

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Greeks are an ethnic group native to the eastern Mediterranean, historically known for their influential ancient civilization, language, and culture centered around Greece and its surrounding regions.

All labels observed (19)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
nation
adjectiveForm Greek
associatedState Hellenic Republic
linked to: Greece
collectiveNoun Hellenic people
culturalContribution Byzantine art
Olympic Games
Orthodox Christian theology
Western literature
Western philosophy
democracy
geometry
historiography
mathematics
philosophy
theatre
diaspora Greek diaspora
ethnicMinorityStatus recognized minority in Albania
recognized minority in Cyprus
recognized minority in Italy
recognized minority in Turkey
ethnogenesisLocation eastern Mediterranean
historicalLanguage Ancient Greek
Koine Greek
Medieval Greek
historicalPredecessor Byzantine Greeks
linked to: Greek East

Classical Greeks
Hellenistic Greeks
linked to: Hellenistic period

Mycenaean Greeks
historicalRegion Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity

Byzantine Empire
Eastern Mediterranean
Hellenistic world
linked to: Hellenistic period
languageFamily Indo-European languages
majorDiasporaCommunity Australia
Canada
Cyprus
Egypt
Germany
Russia
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
modernLanguage Modern Greek
populationCenter Athens
Thessaloniki
linked to: Salonika
primaryCountry Greece
primaryLanguage Greek language
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Greek polytheism (ancient)
selfDesignation Hellenes
linked to: Greeks
writingSystem Greek alphabet

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Referenced by (193)

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Balkans hasEthnicGroup Greeks
Hellenic languages usedBy Greeks
Magna Graecia foundedBy Ionian Greeks
linked to: Greeks
Indo-Europeans gaveRiseTo Hellenic peoples
linked to: Greeks
Hannibal languageSpoken Greek
subject linked to: Hannibal (Carthaginian general)
linked to: Greeks
Kerch foundedBy Ancient Greeks
linked to: Greeks
Pericles ethnicGroup Greeks
Abrahamic religions hasMajorLanguageTraditions Greek
linked to: Greeks
Treasury of the Athenians dedicatedBy Athenians
linked to: Greeks
Amphictyonic League hasMember Ionians
linked to: Greeks
Amphictyonic League hasMember Achaeans
linked to: Greeks
Athena sideInTrojanWar Greeks
Naples foundedBy Greeks
Cyrenaica colonizedBy Theran Greeks
linked to: Greeks
Tanzimat affected Ottoman Greeks
linked to: Greeks
Deucalion ancestorOf Hellenes
linked to: Greeks
Odysseus sideInConflict Achaeans
linked to: Greeks
Byzantine Egypt language Greek
linked to: Greeks
Tbilisi hasEthnicGroup Greeks
Dodona languageOfInscriptions Greek
linked to: Greeks
Vicky Karayiannis ethnicity Greek
linked to: Greeks
Stavropol Krai ethnicGroup Greeks
Gaulish languageContactWith Greek
linked to: Greeks
Greeks selfDesignation Hellenes
linked to: Greeks
Romanians historicalLanguageInfluence Greek
linked to: Greeks
Etruscans tradedWith Greeks
Pythagoras ethnicGroup Greek
linked to: Greeks
Jewish–Roman conflicts in Alexandria opposingGroup Alexandrian Greeks
linked to: Greeks
Aeolic Greek languageFamily Greek
linked to: Greeks
Lydian neighboringLanguages Greek
linked to: Greeks
Taurida Oblast ethnicGroup Greeks
Veneti people tradedWith Greeks
İznik foundedBy Ancient Greeks
linked to: Greeks
Moesia ethnicGroups Greeks
Cretan Greek languageGroup Greek
linked to: Greeks
Pompeii laterControlledBy Greeks
Bruttium preRomanInhabitants Italiotes (Greek colonists)
linked to: Greeks
Thucydides ethnicGroup Ancient Greeks
linked to: Greeks
Scetes languageOfEarlyMonks Greek
linked to: Greeks
Kellia hasLanguage Greek
linked to: Greeks
Tarsus foundedBy Greeks