Difference between Hellene and Greek

What is the difference between Hellene and Greek?

Hellene as a noun is a greek, especially an ancient greek while Greek as a noun is an inhabitant, resident, or a person of descent from greece.

Hellene

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a Greek, especially an ancient Greek

Greek

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An inhabitant, resident, or a person of descent from Greece.A member of a college fraternity or sorority, which are commonly characterised by being named after Greek letters. (See also Greek system)Unintelligible speech or text, such as foreign speech or text, or regarding subjects the listener is not familiar with, such as mathematics or technical jargon; or statements that the listener does not understand or agree with.

Part of speech: proper noun

Definition: The language of the Greek people, spoken in Greece and in Greek communities.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of or relating to Greece, the Greek people, or the Greek language.Of or pertaining to a fraternity or sorority.unintelligible, especially regarding foreign speech or text, or regarding subjects the speaker is not familiar with, such as mathematics or technical jargon.

Example sentence: I went to USC where there's a huge Greek system. The school is in a pretty seedy area, so the only social life is at these fraternities. I never joined one myself, but I had a lot of friends who were in frats and I would go to those parties. I had a healthy dose of being around frat life while I was in school.

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