Greece

geographical name

ˈgrēs 

variants or Modern Greek Ellás

e-ˈläs 

or ancient Greek Hellas

ˈhe-ləs 

country in southern Europe comprised of a jagged peninsula at the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula and several hundred islands in the Aegean and Ionian seas; with a prominent history dating to ancient times, today it is a republic with its capital at Athens area 50,949 square miles (131,957 square kilometers), population 10,762,000

see also grecian, greek entry 1 sense 1a