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Phanariote
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English
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Alternative forms
en Phanariot
Etymology
From en el Φαναριώτης.
Noun
en now historical An inhabitant of Phanar, the historically Greek district of Constantinople; hence, a member of the Greek official class in the Ottoman Empire. from 19th c.
en 2019 w:Roderick Beaton Greece: Biography of a Modern Nation 17 Penguin 2020 For a little over a hundred years, from 1711 until the outbreak of the Greek Revolution in 1821, with only brief interruptions during times of war, Moldavia and Wallachia would be ruled by a succession of Phanariot princes.
Translations
inhabitant of Fener; Ottoman official
Esperanto: eo fanarioto, fanariano, fenerano
Polish: pl fanariota m
Portuguese: pt fanariota m f
Romanian: ro fanariot m, ro fanariotă f
Adjective
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Pertaining to these people or to the Phanar. from 19th c.
Anagrams
en aaehinoprt anthropeia
en Demonyms