'Romaic' definitions:

Definition of 'romaic'

From: WordNet
adjective
Relating to modern Greece or its inhabitants or its language
noun
The modern Greek vernacular [syn: Romaic, Demotic]

Definition of 'Romaic'

From: GCIDE
  • Romaic \Ro*ma"ic\, a. [NGr. ????: cf. F. roma["i]que. See Roman.] Of or relating to modern Greece, and especially to its language. -- n. The modern Greek language, now usually called by the Greeks Hellenic or Neo-Hellenic. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The Greeks at the time of the capture of Constantinople were proud of being "Romai^oi, or Romans . . . Hence the term Romaic was the name given to the popular language. . . . The Greek language is now spoken of as the Hellenic language. --Encyc. Brit. [1913 Webster]