Greek or Yunan Yunnan is the most southwestern province in China, with the Tropic of Cancer running through its southern part. "Yunan" derives from the word "Ionian". The Ionians were only one tribe of Greeks but the Persians and other eastern peoples refered to all Greeks as "Yunan". The Persians named the Macedonians "Yunan takabara" meaning "Greeks with shield like hats", because they wore hats. Later the Turks also called the Greeks "Yunan". "Greek" is the anglicised version of "Graeci" which was the Latin word for the Greeks used by the Romans.
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