Grecomans
Pejorative term for Southern Slavs, Aromanians and Albanians who self-identify as ethnic Greeks
Grecomans or Graecomans (Greek : Γραικομάνοι , romanized : Graikománoi ; Bulgarian : Гъркомани , romanized : Gărkomani ; Macedonian : Гркомани , romanized : Grkomani ; Romanian : Grecomani ; Albanian : Grekomanë ; Aromanian : Gricumanji ) is a pejorative term used in Bulgaria , North Macedonia , Romania , and Albania to characterize Albanian-speaking ,[ 1] Aromanian-speaking ,[ 2] and Slavic-speaking [ 3] people who self-identify as ethnic Greeks . The term generally means "pretending to be a Greek" and implies a non-Greek origin.[ 4] Another meaning of the term is fanatic Greek .[ 5] The term is considered highly offensive to the Greek people.[ 6] The "Grecomans" are regarded as ethnic Greeks in Greece , but as members of originally non-Greek, but subsequently Hellenized minorities, in the neighboring countries.[ 7]
See also
References
^ Skendi 1967 , p. 67.
^ Kahl 2002 , pp. 145–169.
^ Karakasidou 1997 , p. 106; Mackridge & Yannakakis 1997 , p. 148 (Note #11); Nugent 2002 , p. 181; Cowan 2000 , p. 40; Danforth 1997 , pp. 245–246; Kalyvas 2006 , p. 312 (Footnote #65); Rossos 2008 , p. 145; Brown 2003 , p. 82.
^ Van Boeschoten 2006 , pp. 347–377.
^ "The Macedonian Affair - A Historical Review of the Attempts to Create a Counterfeit Nation (Institute of International and Strategic Studies in Athens, Greece)" . Hellenic Resources Network. 1995–2009. Retrieved 12 February 2011 .
^ Danforth 1997 , p. 221.
^ Kontogiorgi 2006 , pp. 233–234.
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