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Greece
The Reason Iranians Do Not Pronounce the Greek PM's Given Name
A very strange yet funny coincidence became public on social media recently by a few people, who speak Persian, the official language of Iran.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the newly-elected Conservative Prime Minister of Greece, became globally known on July 7th, when...
Culture
Pontic Greek Still Spoken by Thousands in Northern Turkey
Pontic Greek, which closely resembles Ancient Greek still lives on today, in communities near Turkey's Black Sea coast.
Cyprus
NASA Gives Martian Rocks Cypriot Names
NASA officially named two rocks on Mars with words from the Cypriot dialect earlier this week.
The rocks were named in honor of the 33-year-old Greek-Cypriot scientist Dr. Konstantinos Charalambous, who works for NASA's ''InSight Mission.''
Dr. Charalambous was given the opportunity to choose...
Australia
“To Booko”: The Greek-Australian Dictionary of the Greekish Dialect
If you know the difference between chopia (lamb chops) and bootey (a car boot), then chances are you are a hybrid Greek speaker in Australia. As a member of a minority, you may find that you are privy to...
Culture
Words vs. Debt: Save Greece By Using Greek Words [Video]
The Greek language, one of the oldest European languages, has an oral tradition of 4,000 years and a written tradition of 3,000 years. Naturally, with so much history, the Greek language has influenced so many others. Based on the...