Greece

Greece
Greece c.1300, from L. Graecia; named for its inhabitants; see GREEK (Cf. Greek). Earlier in English was Greklond (c.1200). The Turkish name for the country, via Persian, is Yunanistan, lit. "Land of the Ionians." Ionia also yielded the name for the country in Arabic and Hindi (Yunan).

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