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Greco-Buddhism

Greco-Buddhism proper noun: the cultural syncretism between Hellenistic culture and Buddhism.

Proper noun

Greco-Buddhism

  1. (uncountable) The cultural syncretism between Hellenistic culture and Buddhism.

Forms of Greco-Buddhism

alternative formGraeco-Buddhism

Origin of Greco-Buddhism

From Greco- + Buddhism.

Questions about Greco-Buddhism

What does Greco-Buddhism mean?
Greco-Buddhism means the cultural syncretism between Hellenistic culture and Buddhism.
What part of speech is Greco-Buddhism?
Greco-Buddhism is a proper noun.

Words near Greco-Buddhism in the dictionary

  1. grecizes
  2. grecizing
  3. Greco-
  4. Greco-Bactrian
  5. Greco-Bactrians
  6. Greco-Buddhism
  7. Greco-Egyptian
  8. Greco-Latin
  9. Greco-Latin square
  10. Greco-Latin squares
  11. Greco-Roman

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