Romaic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Romaic \Ro*ma"ic\, a. [NGr. ????: cf. F. roma["i]que. See
     {Roman}.]
     Of or relating to modern Greece, and especially to its
     language. -- n. The modern Greek language, now usually called
     by the Greeks {Hellenic} or {Neo-Hellenic}.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     Note: The Greeks at the time of the capture of Constantinople
           were proud of being "Romai^oi, or Romans . . . Hence
           the term Romaic was the name given to the popular
           language. . . . The Greek language is now spoken of as
           the Hellenic language. --Encyc. Brit.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  romaic
       adj : relating to modern Greece or its inhabitants or its language
       n : the modern Greek vernacular [syn: {Demotic}]