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| | Greek language information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03) |
 | | Two main forms of the language have been in use since the end of the medieval Greek period: Dhimotikí (Δημοτική), the Demotic (vernacular) language, and Katharévousa (Καθαρεύουσα), an imitation of classical Greek, which was used for literary, juridic, and scientific purposes during the 19th and early 20th centuries. |
 | | The language is spoken also in many other countries where Greeks have settled, including Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom, and the United States. |
 | | Due to the membership of Greece and Cyprus in the European Union, Greek is one of the 20 official languages of the European Union. |
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