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Arvanite

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈɑːvənaɪt/

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noun

Meaning 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.

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History

Etymology

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