Arbëreshë

Albanian

Alternative forms

arbënesh (Gheg)

Etymology

See arbër, arbën.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aɾ.bəˈɾɛ.ʃə/, [äɹ.bɜˈɽɛʃ]

Noun

Arbëreshë

The Arbëreshë; an Albanian ethnolinguistic group in Southern Italy who are the descendants of Tosk refugees that fled from Albania due to Ottoman invasion of the Balkans; they mostly inhabit villages in the regions of Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise and Sicily.
The Arvanites; a population group in Greece who traditionally speak Arvanitika, a dialect of Albanian, and who settled in Greece during the late Middle Ages.

Related terms

arbër
arbën (Gheg)
αρbε̰ρ (arbër) (Arvanitic)
Arbëria
Arbënia (Gheg)
arbërisht
arbënisht (Gheg)
αρbε̰ρίσ̈τ (arbërisht) (Arvanitic)

Descendants

→ English: Arbëresh

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