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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   An ethnically Greek people of southern Italy and Sicily, descended from Byzantine and ancient Greek colonies.
2. 2
   The dialect of Greek used by these people, combining Koine Greek, Byzantine Greek, and various Italian dialects.

Synonyms

All synonyms

grecanicgrecanici

Etymology

From the Greko dialect Greek Γκρίκο (Gkríko) and Γρῆκος (Grîkos).

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