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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieshellenisieren
Pronunciation / Transliteration: hel-e-ni-zi-ren
"Die Kultur begann das Gebiet zu hellenisieren."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make Greek in character, manners, language, or culture; to cause to adopt Greek customs.
"The expansion of the empire helped to hellenize many regions of the ancient Near East." - 2
To adopt Greek habits, speech, or cultural practices.
"Over several generations, the local ruling classes began to hellenize and embrace classical philosophy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word Hellēn, meaning a Greek person, combined with the suffix -ize to form a verb denoting the act of making or becoming Greek. The term gained widespread historical prominence in the post-Alexandrian era to describe the dissemination of Greek language, culture, and civilization across the Mediterranean and Near East.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hellenize" is said worldwide
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helléniser
Transliteration: el-e-ni-ze
"La conquête a contribué à helléniser la région."
hellenisieren
Transliteration: hel-e-ni-zi-ren
"Die Kultur begann das Gebiet zu hellenisieren."
ellenizzare
Transliteration: el-len-iz-za-re
"Il processo tendeva ad ellenizzare le province."
helenizar
Transliteration: e-le-ni-θar
"Alejandro Magno buscaba helenizar su vasto imperio."
helenizar
Transliteration: e-le-ni-zar
"Eles tentaram helenizar a cultura local."
यूनानी बनाना
Transliteration: yoonani banana
"इस क्षेत्र को यूनानी संस्कृति में ढालना कठिन था।"
希腊化
Transliteration: xīlà huà
"亚历山大大帝的征服有助于希腊化整个地区。"
헬레니즘화하다
Transliteration: hellenijim-hwahada
"제국은 정복지를 헬레니즘화하고자 했다."
ヘレニズム化する
Transliteration: herenizumu kasuru
"その地域をヘレニズム化する試みが行われた。"
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