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Φιλική Εταιρεία

English translation: Filiki Eteria/Friendly Society

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Greek term or phrase:Φιλική Εταιρεία
English translation:Filiki Eteria/Friendly Society
Entered by: Angeliki Papadopoulou

07:38 Jul 2, 2007
Greek to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History / History
Greek term or phrase: Φιλική Εταιρεία
Η Φιλική Εταιρεία που ιδρύθηκε πριν την Ελληνική Επανάσταση...
Assimina Vatsitsi
Filiki Eteria
Explanation:
The Filiki Eteria (spelt also Philikí Etaireía, Greek alphabet: Φιλική Εταιρεία), meaning Friendly Society in Greek, was a secret organisation working in the early 19th century, whose purpose was to overthrow Ottoman rule over Greece and to establish an independent Greek state.
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Angeliki Papadopoulou
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Filiki Eteria


Explanation:
The Filiki Eteria (spelt also Philikí Etaireía, Greek alphabet: Φιλική Εταιρεία), meaning Friendly Society in Greek, was a secret organisation working in the early 19th century, whose purpose was to overthrow Ottoman rule over Greece and to establish an independent Greek state.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filiki_Eteria
Angeliki Papadopoulou
Greece
Local time: 17:44
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Costas Zannis: Αν και ο Τ. Βουρνάς στη μετάφραση του τη θέλει "Friendly Society" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filiki_Eteria
8 mins
  -> Ευχαριστώ, Κώστα.
agree  flipendo
8 mins
  -> Ευχαριστώ, Ελευθερία.
agree  Nadia-Anastasia Fahmi
30 mins
  -> Ευχαριστώ, Νάντια.
agree  Mihailolja
52 mins
  -> Ευχαριστώ, Μιχαήλ.
agree  Assimina Vavoula
57 mins
  -> Ευχαριστώ, Μίνα.
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
1 hr
  -> Ευχαριστώ, Βίκη.
agree  Nick Lingris
3 hrs
  -> Ευχαριστώ, Νίκο!
agree  Katerina Athanasaki
3 hrs
  -> Μερσί, Κατρίν!
agree  Sophia Finos (X)
4 hrs
  -> Ευχαριστώ, Σοφία.
agree  Evi Prokopi (X)
10 hrs
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