Greek-American
Diaspora from Athens
Greek-American describes people of Greek ancestry living in the United States, or things relating to this community: Greek-American cuisine, the Greek-American community in Chicago.
The hyphenated form functions as both noun and adjective.
Greek Americans have established significant communities in cities like New York, Boston, and Tarpon Springs, Florida.
Scattered population sharing origins
- hyphenatedLinked by a dash
- biculturalOf two cultural backgrounds
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
ethnicity · immigrant · second-generation · ancestry · roots · community · naturalized · citizenship
Casual American eatery
- gyroRotating mass or sandwich
- souvlakiGreek skewered meat dish
- baklavaLayered nut pastry in syrup
- spanakopitaSavory Greek phyllo triangle
moussaka · feta · phyllo · dolmades · lamb · oregano · tzatziki · short-order
Pacific Northwest seaport
- ChicagoMajor Illinois metropolis
- GreektownHellenic cultural district
- parishLocal church community
- fraternalOf sibling bonds
festival · neighborhood · enclave · settlement · congregation · brotherhood · sisterhood
One who performs sacraments
- EasterResurrection commemoration day
- EpiphanyChristian feast, January sixth
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- namedaySaint commemoration date
iconography · liturgy · cathedral · metropolitan · patriarch · communion · confession · feast-day
diaspora
Scattered population sharing origins
- hyphenatedLinked by a dash
- biculturalOf two cultural backgrounds
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
assimilation · ethnicity · immigrant · second-generation · ancestry · roots · community · naturalized · citizenship · belonging
diner
Casual American eatery
spanakopita · moussaka · feta · phyllo · dolmades · lamb · oregano · tzatziki · short-order · luncheonette
Astoria
Pacific Northwest seaport
fraternal · festival · neighborhood · enclave · settlement · congregation · brotherhood · sisterhood
priest
One who performs sacraments
- EasterResurrection commemoration day
- EpiphanyChristian feast, January sixth
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
nameday · iconography · liturgy · cathedral · metropolitan · patriarch · communion · confession · feast-day · saint
bouzouki
Greek long-necked lute
- Hyphenated IdentitiesFrench-Canadian, Anglo-Canadian, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Brazilian, Indo-Caribbean
Greek-AmericanAnglo-American
British and American combined
WASP · Native American · Japanese-American · Chinese-American · Mexican-American
Greek-AmericanSwedish-American
Person of Nordic-US heritage
Norwegian-American · British-American · German-American · Dutch-American · Russian-American
Greek, American, Greece, America, Greeks, Americans, Grecian, Americanism, Americanize