Grecomans Explained

Grecomans or Graecomans (el|Γραικομάνοι|Graikománoi; bg|Гъркомани|Gărkomani; mk|Гркомани|Grkomani; ro|Grecomani; sq|Grekomanë; rup|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]

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