Pronunciation AHD: grēs IPA: /griːs/ SAMPA: /gri:s/ Proper noun Country in southeastern Europe having borders with Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Turkey. Member state of the European Union. Official name: Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία). Homophones grease Translations Breton: Gres Bulgarian: Гърция Catalan: Grècia Chinese: 希腊 Czech: Řecko Danish: Grækenland Dutch: Griekenland Esperanto: Grekio, Grekujo, Greklando Finnish: Kreikka French: Grèce f German: Griechenland n Greek: Ελλάδα f Indonesian: Yunani Interlingua: Grecia Irish: an Ghréig f Italian: Grecia f Japanese: ギリシア (girishia) Polish: Grecja Portuguese: Grécia f Romanian: Grecia f Russian: Греция f Slovak: Grécko n Spanish: Grecia f Swedish: Grekland Welsh: Groeg f See also Countries of the world