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Maniot

Maniot noun: a native or inhabitant of the Mani Peninsula in (what is now) southern Greece.

Noun

Maniot (plural Maniots)

  1. A native or inhabitant of the Mani Peninsula in (what is now) southern Greece.
    • The Maniats, in particular, had never paid any taxes to the Ottomans, and refused to do so now to the agents of Kapodistrias.2019, Roderick Beaton, Greece: Biography of a Modern Nation, Penguin, published 2020, page 108

Adjective

Maniot (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to Mani or its inhabitants.

Forms of Maniot

pluralManiots
alternative formManiat
alternative formManiate
alternative formManiote

Origin of Maniot

From Mani + -iot. In some forms directly from Greek Μανιάτης (Maniátis).

Questions about Maniot

What does Maniot mean?
Maniot means a native or inhabitant of the Mani Peninsula in (what is now) southern Greece.
What part of speech is Maniot?
Maniot can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Maniot?
The plural of Maniot is Maniots.

Words near Maniot in the dictionary

  1. manioc
  2. manioca
  3. maniocs
  4. Manion
  5. Manions
  6. Maniot
  7. Maniote
  8. Maniotes
  9. Maniots
  10. manip
  11. manipancha

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