Katharevousa (Greek: Καθαρεύουσα, pronounced [kaθaˈrevusa], literally "purifying [language]") is a conservative form of the Modern Greek language conceived...

and Katharevousa) that co-existed in Greece throughout much of the 19th and 20th centuries. Varieties of Modern Greek include Demotic, Katharevousa, Pontic...

(Demotic Greek) or a cultivated literary language based on Ancient Greek (Katharevousa) should be the official language of the Greek people. It was a highly...

language of Greece. "Demotic Greek" (with a capital D) contrasts with Katharevousa, which was used in formal settings, during the same period. In that context...

Dardanélliōn; Katharevousa: νομὸς Δαρδανέλλιων nomòs Dardanélliōn). Bozcaada district: Bozcaada ilçesi (Greek: επαρχία Τενέδου eparchía Tenédou; Katharevousa: ἐπαρχία...

novel by Greek writer Alexandros Papadiamantis. Written in the Greek katharevousa, it consists of 17 chapters and was originally published in pieces in...

known as Katharevousa. Present-day Modern Standard Greek is largely an outgrowth of Dimotiki, with some features retained from Katharevousa. The Proto-Greek...

corresponding form in Ancient Greek and conservative formal Modern Greek (Katharevousa) is Ἑλλάς (Hellas, classical: [hel.lás], modern: [eˈlas]). This is the...

registers (see Diglossia) culminated in the struggle between Dimotiki and Katharevousa during the 19th and 20th centuries. As for regional dialects, variation...

Tripoli (Greek: Τρίπολη, Trípoli, Katharevousa Τρίπολις, Trípolis) is a city in the central part of the Peloponnese, in Greece. It is the capital of the...

Modern Greek: Dimotiki, the vernacular form of Modern Greek proper, and Katharevousa, meaning 'purified', a compromise between Dimotiki and Ancient Greek...

secondary schools, and also in primary schools (with some katharevousa there since 1881). Katharevousa was still used for every kind of administration and for...

Piphilology comprises the creation and use of mnemonic techniques to remember many digits of the mathematical constant π. The word is a play on the word...

though a few end in -ώ with -ου being possible. Most Greek first names in Katharévousa (which can be considered the "official" form of the first name) generally...

foreign influences were excluded from official use via the creation of Katharevousa, a somewhat artificial form of Greek purged of all foreign influence...

(/θərˈmɒpɪliː/; Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Θερμοπύλαι, romanized: Thermopylai; Ancient: [tʰermopýlai], Katharevousa: [θermoˈpile̞]; Demotic Greek (Greek):...

diminutive of τρισκελίς 'three-pronged'. The form τρισκέλιον does exist in Katharevousa, however, as the term for a small three-legged chair or table (and also...

Kefalovryso (Greek: Κεφαλόβρυσο, "headspring"), in Katharevousa Kefalovryson (Κεφαλόβρυσον), may refer to several places in Greece: Kefalovryso, Argolis...

In the polytonic orthography traditionally used for ancient Greek and katharevousa, the stressed vowel of each word carries one of three accent marks: either...

Cyrillization, Romanization (Greeklish) and numerals Greek language (Demotic, Katharevousa) and dialects (Cappadocian, Cretan, Cypriot, Greco-Australian, Maniot...

Πειραιάς Peiraiás [pireˈas]; Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Πειραιεύς Peiraieús; Ancient: [peːrai̯eús], Katharevousa: [pire̞ˈefs]) is a port city within the...

Tolo (Greek: Τολό), in Katharevousa known as Tolon (Τολόν), is a village in Greece on the Peloponnese peninsula. It is part of the municipal unit Asini...

other symbols. Marathon (Demotic Greek: Μαραθώνας, Marathónas; Attic/Katharevousa: Μαραθών, Marathṓn) is a town in Greece and the site of the Battle of...

the two countries with majority Greek population, Greece and Cyprus. Katharévousa (Καθαρεύουσα) is a form of the Greek Language midway between modern and...

Lefkáda, [lefˈkaða]), also known as Lefkas or Leukas (Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Λευκάς, Leukás, modern pronunciation Lefkás) and Leucadia, is a Greek...

was paraphrased as Noli turbare circulos meos and then translated to Katharevousa Greek as "μή μου τοὺς κύκλους τάραττε!" (Mē mou tous kuklous taratte...

Cyrillization, Romanization (Greeklish) and numerals Greek language (Demotic, Katharevousa) and dialects (Cappadocian, Cretan, Cypriot, Greco-Australian, Maniot...

language Hellenic languages – Branch of Indo-European language family Katharevousa – Former prestige form of the Modern Greek language Koine Greek – Dialect...

Ionian Islands (Modern Greek: Ιόνια νησιά, Ionia nisia; Ancient Greek, Katharevousa: Ἰόνιαι Νῆσοι, Ionioi Nēsoi) are a group of islands in the Ionian Sea...

English name for the river, but many sources cite the formerly official Katharevousa version of the name, Aliákmon. Today, the only official variant is the...