ギリシャは西洋文明の揺籃の地であった。

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ギリシャは西洋文明の揺籃の地であった。

English Translation

Greece was the cradle of western civilization.

Furigana

ギリシャは西洋(せいよう)文明(ぶんめい)の揺籃(ようらん)の地(ち)であった。

Romanji

Girisha wa seiyō bunmei no yōran no chi de atta.

Words

希臘 (ギリシャ、ギリシア)

Greece

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

西洋 (せいよう)

the west; Western countries

文明 (ぶんめい)

civilization; civilisation; culture; Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

揺籃 (ようらん)

cradle

地 (ち)

earth; ground; land; soil; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...