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Greco (surname) Greco () is a common Italian surname, ranking 10th among the most widespread surnames in Italy, and it literally means "Greek". Historically, its popularity is due to the frequent relationships between Italy and Greece: in particular, it spread wit ...

, a list of people with this surname * a masculine variant of

Greca (given name) Greca is a female given name in Italian, also known in its feminine variant of ''Grecia'' and its male variant of '' Greco''.Emidio De Felice, ''Dizionario dei nomi italiani'', Milano, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 2000, p 200Enzo La Stella T., ''Santi ...

, an Italian feminine given name *

Greco Mafia clan The Greco Mafia family () is historically one of the most influential Mafia clans in Sicily and Calabria, from the late 19th century. The extended family ruled both in Ciaculli and Croceverde Giardini, two south-eastern outskirts of Palermo in t ...

, one of the most influential Mafia clans in Sicily and Calabria

Wine and grapes

Greco (grape) Greco is an Italian wine grape that may be of Greek origin. The name relates to both white ''(Greco bianco)'' and black ''(Greco nero)'' grape varieties. While there is more land area dedicated to ''Greco nero'', the ''Greco bianco'' is the gra ...

, an Italian grape variety of ancient origins *

Vino Greco Vino Greco is the name of a wine style which originated, at least 2,150 years ago, as an Italian imitation of the sweet, strong Greek wines that were exported to Italy at the period of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire. Its names in other langua ...

, a generic term for Roman wine made from grapes of Greek origins

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Greco-Bactrian Kingdom The Bactrian Kingdom, known to historians as the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom or simply Greco-Bactria, was a Hellenistic period, Hellenistic-era Hellenistic Greece, Greek state, and along with the Indo-Greek Kingdom, the easternmost part of the Helleni ...

, Hellenistic-era Greek kingdom (256–100 BCE) *

Greco (district of Milan) Greco is a district ("quartiere") of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 2 administrative division, located north-east of the city centre. Before being annexed to the city of Milan (in 1923) it was an independent comune, named Greco Milanese. As "Greco ...

Cape Greco Cape Greco, also known as Capo Greco (Italian for "Greek cape"; el, Κάβο Γκρέκο), is a headland in the southeastern part of the island of Cyprus. It is at the southern end of Famagusta Bay and forms part of Ayia Napa Municipality. It ...

, a headland in the island of Cyprus * Group of States Against Corruption, the Council of Europe's anti-corruption monitoring body *

Greco guitars Greco (Japanese: ) is a Japanese guitar brand owned by the Kanda Shokai Corporation , a musical instrument wholesaler mostly known for being part of Fender Japan. Instruments manufactured with the name "Greco" are electric and acoustic guitars ...

, a Japanese guitar manufacturer *

Greco Pizza Restaurant Greco Pizza Restaurant is a franchise restaurant chain consisting of over 100 outlets in Eastern Canada. The restaurants also deliver pizza. Greco bills itself as the largest pizza chain in Atlantic Canada. History The first Greco Pizza restaur ...

, a food chain in Eastern Canada *

Greco Defence The Greco Defence (or McConnell Defence), named after Gioachino Greco (c. 1600 – c. 1634), is a chess opening that begins with the moves: :1. e4 e5 :2. Nf3 Qf6 The opening is categorised by ''Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings'' as code C40. ...

, a chess opening *

Greco (Chrono Cross) is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) for the PlayStation video game console. It is the successor to ''Chrono Trigger'', which was released in 1995 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Whi ...

, a playable character from ''Chrono Cross'' * Greco, a character from the 2010 video game '' James Bond 007: Blood Stone'' * a Greek style

one-piece swimsuit A one-piece swimsuit most commonly refers to swimwear worn primarily by women and girls when swimming in the sea or in a swimming pool, playing water polo, or for any activity in the sun, such as sun bathing. Today, the one-piece swimsuit is usu ...

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