Greco-Roman

See also: greco-roman

English

Alternative forms

• Graeco-Roman (UK)

Etymology

From Greco- + Roman.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɡɹiːkəʊˈɹəʊmən/, /ˌɡɹɛkəʊˈɹəʊmən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɡɹɛkoʊˈɹoʊmən/

Adjective

Greco-Roman (comparative more Greco-Roman, superlative most Greco-Roman) (American spelling, Canadian spelling)

1. Of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture.

   In the beginning and height of the Greco-Roman civilization, everyone was expected to have courage, because it was deemed to be the First Virtue above all others.

2. (wrestling) Describing Greco-Roman wrestling, a form of wrestling where fighters may only attack above the waist.

Derived terms

• Greco-Roman wrestling

Translations

of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture

• Armenian: հունահռոմեական (hunahṙomeakan), հունա-հռոմեական (huna-hṙomeakan)
• Catalan: grecoromà
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 希臘羅馬 / 希腊罗马 (Xīlà-Luómǎ)

• Dutch: Grieks-Romeins
• Finnish: kreikkalais-roomalainen
• French: gréco-romain (fr)
• Galician: grecorromano (gl) m
• Georgian: გრეკო-რომაული (greḳo-romauli), ბერძნულ-რომაული (berʒnul-romauli)
• German: griechisch-römisch (de)
• Greek: ελληνορωμαϊκός (el) (ellinoromaïkós)
• Irish: Gréag-Rómhánach
• Italian: greco-romano (it)
• Japanese: グレコローマン (Gureko-Rōman)
• Korean: 그레코로만 (Geurekoroman)
• Portuguese: greco-romano (pt)
• Russian: гре́ко-ри́мский (ru) (gréko-rímskij)
• Spanish: grecorromano
• Swedish: grekisk-romersk (sv)
• Ukrainian: грéко-ри́мський (hréko-rýmsʹkyj)
• Vietnamese: Hy-La
• Welsh: Groeg-Rufeinig, Groegaidd-Rufeinig

referring to a wrestling style

• Armenian: հունահռոմեական (hunahṙomeakan), հունա-հռոմեական (huna-hṙomeakan)
• Azerbaijani: please add this translation if you can
• Catalan: grecoromà m
• Finnish: kreikkalais-roomalainen
• Georgian: ბერძნულ-რომაული (berʒnul-romauli)
• Irish: Gréag-Rómhánach
• Persian: کشتی فرنگی (košti-e farangi)
• Portuguese: greco-romano (pt)
• Russian: гре́ко-ри́мский (ru) (gréko-rímskij)
• Spanish: grecorromana f
• Swedish: grekisk-romersk (sv)
• Ukrainian: грéко-ри́мський (hréko-rýmsʹkyj)

See also

• Greco-Latin