Phanariote

English

Alternative forms

• Phanariot

Etymology

From Greek Φαναριώτης (Fanariótis).

Noun

Phanariote (plural Phanariotes)

1. (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.]
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Translations

inhabitant of Fener; Ottoman official

• Esperanto: fanarioto, fanariano, fenerano
• Polish: fanariota (pl) m
• Portuguese: fanariota m or f
• Romanian: fanariot (ro) m, fanariotă f

Adjective

Phanariote (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to these people or to the Phanar. [from 19th c.]

Anagrams

• anthropeia