Phanar
Phan´ar
| n. | 1. | A quarter of Constantinople which, after the Turkish conquest of the city, became the chief Greek quarter; hence, the Greek officials of Turkey, or phanariots, as a class. |
| 单词 | phanar | |||
| 释义 | PhanarPhan´ar
PhanarPhanarorFanar(both: făn`ər, fənär`), Greek quarter of Constantinople (now İstanbulİstanbul, city (1990 pop. 6,748,435) and metropolitan muncipality, capital of İstanbul prov., NW Turkey, on both sides of the Bosporus at its entrance into the Sea of Marmara. Since 2004 the metropolitan municipality and province have been coterminous. ..... Click the link for more information. ). Under the Ottoman Empire, Phanar was the residence of the privileged Greek families, called Phanariots. They came into prominence in the late 17th cent. and held influential positions until the Greek war of independence began in 1821. The city is still the site of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Constantinople. |
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