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Arvanite

UK/ˈɑːvənaɪt/

Arvanite noun: a member of a population group in Greece who traditionally speak Arvanitika, a dialect of Albanian, and who settled in Greece during the late Middle Ages.

Noun

Arvanite (plural Arvanites)

  1. A member of a population group in Greece who traditionally speak Arvanitika, a dialect of Albanian, and who settled in Greece during the late Middle Ages.

Forms of Arvanite

pluralArvanites
alternative formArvánite

Origin of Arvanite

Ultimately from Byzantine Greek Ἀρβανίτης (Arbanítēs), a variant of Ἀλβανίτης (Albanítēs, “Albanian”), possibly influenced by the Modern Greek reading of β (v).

Words formed from Arvanite

Questions about Arvanite

What does Arvanite mean?
Arvanite means a member of a population group in Greece who traditionally speak Arvanitika, a dialect of Albanian, and who settled in Greece during the late Middle Ages.
What part of speech is Arvanite?
Arvanite is a noun.
How do you pronounce Arvanite?
Arvanite is pronounced /ˈɑːvənaɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of Arvanite?
The plural of Arvanite is Arvanites.

Words near Arvanite in the dictionary

  1. arvale
  2. arvales
  3. arvall
  4. arvalls
  5. arvals
  6. Arvanite
  7. Arvanites
  8. Arvanitic
  9. Arvanitika
  10. Arvanitika Albanian
  11. Arvanitis

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