Maniot

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to Mani or its inhabitants. not-comparable

Example

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"The Maniats, in particular, had never paid any taxes to the Ottomans, and refused to do so now to the agents of Kapodistrias."

Etymology

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

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