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Romaniote
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English
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Alternative forms
en Romaniot
Etymology
en grc Ῥωμανιῶτες.
Noun
A member of a Jewish population living in Greece, historically distinct from the Sephardim, who settled in Greece later.
en The Middle East Journal 359 1954 Native (Romaniote) Jews submerged hy increasing numbers of Sephardi Jews plus the Karaites constituted the three main communities.
en On the Eve: The Jews of Europe Before the Second World War Bernard Wasserstein 2012 Gradually, however, the greater wealth and more dynamic culture of the Sephardim overwhelmed the Romaniotes, most of whom merged with the newcomers. https://books.google.com/books?id=k0QWgilAMGoC&lpg=PA239&dq=%22Romaniotes%22&pg=PA239#v=onepage&q=%22Romaniotes%22&f=false