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Fanariots
The descendants of the Greeks of noble birth who remained in Constantinople after its capture by Mahomet II. in 1453, so called from Fanar, the quarter of the city which they inhabited; they rose at one time to great influence in Turkish affairs, though they have none now.
- スピーチの一部 noun
- 産業/ドメイン 言語
- カテゴリ Encyclopedias
- Organization: Project Gutenberg
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