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The Name ‘Palestine’ Literally Just Means ‘Land of Israel’ in Greek

The Greek word for Palestine, Palaistinē (Παλαιστίνη), is derived from the Hebrew phrase ʾEretz Yisrael (אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל), ...
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Documents in Mycenaean Greek three hundred selected tablets from Knossos, Pylos, and Mycenae with commentary and vocabulary by Michael Ventris and John Chadwick. With a ...

Script, language, and culture.--Selected tablets; transcription, translation, commentary.--Bibliography (p. 428-433) https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp ...
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Who is the man on the Pafos crest? All about Champions League team from Cyprus set to face Chelsea, Bayern

A coveted appearance in the UEFA Champions League provides smaller clubs across Europe with the ability to secure increased fame and wealth, as well as a moment in the world's biggest sporting ...
Greek Reporter

The Ancient Greek Origin of Why Athens Is Actually Plural

Athens has a plural name rooted in Ancient Greek language and mythology, revealing the city’s deep cultural and historical ...
Greek Reporter

Greek and Cypriot Dialects: Distinct Varieties of the Same Language

Greek and Greek Cypriot dialects are distinct varieties of the Greek language that has evolved over the millennia.
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What Ancient Romans Teach About Language Learning

This video explores what modern learners can learn from how the Ancient Romans approached language and communication. It ...
The Hindu

How linguists figured Hindi, Greek, English all come from a single ancient language

If you have studied almost any European language, you will have noticed words that felt oddly familiar. French mort (dead) recalls English murder. German Hund (dog) is a dead ringer for hound. Czech ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Hindi, Greek and English all come from a single ancient language – here's how we know

If you have studied almost any European language, you will have noticed words that felt oddly familiar. French mort (dead) recalls English murder. German Hund (dog) is a dead ringer for hound. Czech ...
The News Journal

These Delaware students get Greek immersion, while Greek teachers get immersed in Delaware

Odyssey Charter School in Delaware has opened the first Greek Immersion School in the United States. Nine new teachers have also been recruited from Greece this year, further fueling an ongoing ...
The Hill

Greene pushes English-language law ahead of ‘perverse unwanted’ Bad Bunny Super Bowl performance

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Monday called on Congress to make English the official language of America, after singer-songwriter Bad Bunny urged the country to learn Spanish before he ...
Screen International

‘Hen’ review: Greek life seen from the perspective of a plucky chicken makes for a compelling drama

The triumph of Hungarian filmmaker György Pálfi’s drama Hen is not just that it manages to tell a compelling narrative entirely from the point of view of its titular fowl, but that it gives the bird ...
The New York Times

Partisan Language Inserted Into Education Dept. Workers’ Automated Emails

The out-of-office responses from the accounts of employees on furlough cast blame for the shutdown on Democrats. By Eileen Sullivan and Michael C. Bender Reporting from Washington Some furloughed ...