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| Aegean Sea |
the part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between the countries of Greece and Turkey. |
| Albania |
a country in southeastern Europe. Albania borders on the Adriatic Sea, and Greece is one of its neighbors. Tirane is the capital of Albania. |
| ancient |
Something ancient is a thing that existed or happened a very, very long time ago, like an ancient kingdom or an ancient tribe of people. When you read about an "ancient country," that country might still exist now--like Egypt or Greece--but you are reading about that country the way it was maybe thousands of years ago. [1/2 definitions] |
| Athens |
the capital city of Greece, in modern and ancient times. |
| Balkan Peninsula |
a European peninsula between the Adriatic Sea on the west and the Black and Aegean Seas on the east. Some of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula are Greece, Macedonia, Albania, Croatia, Serbia, and Bulgaria. |
| Bulgaria |
Bulgaria is a country in Europe. Some of its neighbors are Greece, Turkey, and Romania. Part of Bulgaria lies along the shore of a large sea called the Black Sea. Most people in Bulgaria live in cities, but much of Bulgaria is covered by forest and mountains. These areas are home to bears and wolves. |
| classic |
(plural) the literature of ancient Greece or Rome. [1/4 definitions] |
| EU |
abbreviation of "European Union," an economic and political union of a large number of democratic countries in Europe. Formed in 1993, this union makes trading between the different countries easier and allows freer movement of people from country to country than existed before. The union currently consists of the countries of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden. The United Kingdom had been a member of the European Union but left in 2020. |
| European Union |
an economic and political union of a large number of democratic countries in Europe. Formed in 1993, this union makes trading between the different countries easier and allows freer movement of people from country to country than existed before. The union currently consists of the countries of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden. The United Kingdom had been a member of the European Union but left in 2020. |
| Greece |
a country in southern Europe on the Mediterranean Sea. Athens is the capital of Greece. |
| Greek |
of or having to do with Greece, or its people, culture, or language. [2/3 definitions] |
| lyre |
a stringed instrument of ancient Greece that is like a harp. |
| Macedonia |
a region of southeastern Europe that lies mostly in Greece and in the country of North Macedonia. |
| Mediterranean Sea |
The Mediterranean Sea is a very large body of water that lies between Europe and Africa and also touches the western parts of Asia. There are many beautiful islands in the Mediterranean Sea, such as the islands that are part of Italy, Greece, and Spain. Two island countries also lie in the Mediterranean Sea. They are Malta and Cyprus. |
| North Macedonia |
a country in southeastern Europe north of Greece. North Macedonia is also called the Republic of North Macedonia. Skopje is the capital of North Macedonia. |
| olive |
Trees that produce olives are also called "olives." They are also called "olive trees." Olives grow in warm areas around the Mediterranean Sea, like the countries of Spain, Italy, and Greece. [1/4 definitions] |
| Olympus |
a mountain in northern Greece, believed in ancient times to be the place where the gods lived; Mount Olympus. |
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