Grecomans

← Previous revision Revision as of 19:59, 4 April 2026 Line 1: Line 1: {{Short description|Pejorative term for Greek-identifying people}} {{Short description|Pejorative term for Greek-identifying people}} '''Grecomans''' or '''Graecomans''' ({{langx|el|Γραικομάνοι|Graikománoi}}; {{langx|bg|Гъркомани|Gărkomani}}; {{langx|mk|Гркомани|Grkomani}}; {{langx|ro|Grecomani}}; {{langx|sq|Grekomanë}}; {{langx|rup|Gricumanji}}) is a [[pejorative]] term used in [[Bulgaria]], [[North Macedonia]], [[Romania]], and [[Albania]] to characterize [[Albanian language|Albanian-speaking]],<ref>{{harvnb|Skendi|1967|pp=151, 309}}.</ref> [[Aromanian language|Aromanian-speaking]],<ref>{{harvnb|Kahl|2002|p=151}}.</ref> and [[Slavic languages|Slavic-speaking]]<ref>{{harvnb|Karakasidou|1997|p=106}}; {{harvnb|Mackridge|Yannakakis|1997|p=148 (Note #11)}}; {{harvnb|Nugent|2002|p=181}}; {{harvnb|Cowan|2000|p=40}}; {{harvnb|Danforth|1997|pp=245–246}}; {{harvnb|Kalyvas|2006|p=312 (Footnote #65)}}; {{harvnb|Rossos|2008|p=145}}; {{harvnb|Brown|2003|p=82}}.</ref> people who self-identify as ethnic [[Greeks]]. In the region of [[Macedonia (region)|Macedonia]] it appeared during the 19th and early 20th century [[Slavic speakers in Ottoman Macedonia#National antagonisms|nationalist propaganda campaigns]] and the [[Macedonian Struggle|struggle for Macedonia]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The National Question in Yugoslavia: Origins, History, Politics, |author=Ivo Banac |publisher=Cornell University Press |date=1984 |isbn=0801494931 |page=313}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first=Hans|last=Vermeulen|chapter=Greek cultural dominance among the Orthodox population of Macedonia during the last period of Ottoman rule|title=Cultural Dominance in the Mediterranean Area|editor1-first=Anton|editor1-last=Blok|editor2-first=Henk|editor2-last=Driessen|location=Nijmegen |publisher=Katholieke Universiteit |url=https://www.academia.edu/1603900|pages=225–255|year=1984}}</ref> The term generally means "pretending to be a Greek" and implies a non-Greek origin.<ref>{{harvnb|Van Boeschoten|2006|p=367}}.</ref> Another meaning of the term is ''fanatic Greeks''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Macedonian Affair - A Historical Review of the Attempts to Create a Counterfeit Nation (Institute of International and Strategic Studies in Athens, Greece)|publisher=Hellenic Resources Network|year=1995–2009|access-date=12 February 2011|url=http://www.hri.org/docs/affair.html}}</ref> The term has been also employed by [[ethnic Macedonians]] against [[Slavic speakers of Greek Macedonia|Slavic Macedonians with a Greek identity]].<ref name= LMDanforth>{{harvnb|Danforth|1997|p=221}}.</ref> The "Grecomans" are regarded as ethnic Greeks in [[Greece]], but as members of originally non-Greek, but subsequently [[Hellenisation|Hellenized]] minorities, in the neighboring countries.<ref>{{harvnb|Kontogiorgi|2006|pp=233–234}}.</ref> '''Grecomans''' or '''Graecomans''' ({{langx|el|Γραικομάνοι|Graikománoi}}; {{langx|bg|Гъркомани|Gărkomani}}; {{langx|mk|Гркомани|Grkomani}}; {{langx|ro|Grecomani}}; {{langx|sq|Grekomanë}}; {{langx|rup|Gricumanji}}) is a [[pejorative]] term used in [[Bulgaria]], [[North Macedonia]], [[Romania]], and [[Albania]] to characterize [[Albanian language|Albanian-speaking]],<ref>{{harvnb|Skendi|1967|pp=151, 309}}.</ref> [[Aromanian language|Aromanian-speaking]],<ref>{{harvnb|Kahl|2002|p=151}}.</ref> and [[Slavic languages|Slavic-speaking]]<ref>{{harvnb|Karakasidou|1997|p=106}}; {{harvnb|Mackridge|Yannakakis|1997|p=148 (Note #11)}}; {{harvnb|Nugent|2002|p=181}}; {{harvnb|Cowan|2000|p=40}}; {{harvnb|Danforth|1997|pp=245–246}}; {{harvnb|Kalyvas|2006|p=312 (Footnote #65)}}; {{harvnb|Rossos|2008|p=145}}; {{harvnb|Brown|2003|p=82}}.</ref> people who self-identify as ethnic [[Greeks]]. In the region of [[Macedonia (region)|Macedonia]] it appeared during the 19th and early 20th century [[Slavic speakers in Ottoman Macedonia#National antagonisms|nationalist propaganda campaigns]] and the [[Macedonian Struggle|struggle for Macedonia]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The National Question in Yugoslavia: Origins, History, Politics, |author=Ivo Banac |publisher=Cornell University Press |date=1984 |isbn=0801494931 |page=313}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first=Hans|last=Vermeulen|chapter=Greek cultural dominance among the Orthodox population of Macedonia during the last period of Ottoman rule|title=Cultural Dominance in the Mediterranean Area|editor1-first=Anton|editor1-last=Blok|editor2-first=Henk|editor2-last=Driessen|location=Nijmegen |publisher=Katholieke Universiteit |url=https://www.academia.edu/1603900|pages=225–255|year=1984}}</ref> The term generally means "pretending to be a Greek" and implies a non-Greek origin.<ref>{{harvnb|Van Boeschoten|2006|p=367}}.</ref> Another meaning of the term is ''fanatic Greeks''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Macedonian Affair - A Historical Review of the Attempts to Create a Counterfeit Nation (Institute of International and Strategic Studies in Athens, Greece)|publisher=Hellenic Resources Network|year=1995–2009|access-date=12 February 2011|url=http://www.hri.org/docs/affair.html}}</ref> The term has been also employed by [[ethnic Macedonians]] against [[Slavic speakers of Greek Macedonia#Ethnic and linguistic affiliations|Slavic Macedonians with a Greek identity]].<ref name= LMDanforth>{{harvnb|Danforth|1997|p=221}}.</ref> The "Grecomans" are regarded as ethnic Greeks in [[Greece]], but as members of originally non-Greek, but subsequently [[Hellenisation|Hellenized]] minorities, in the neighboring countries.<ref>{{harvnb|Kontogiorgi|2006|pp=233–234}}.</ref>

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