greece

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greece - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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 - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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 - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  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 - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  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