"Griko" meaning in English

See Griko in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Grico [alternative]
Etymology: From the Greko dialect Greek Γκρίκο (Gkríko) and Γρῆκος (Grîkos). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|el|Γκρίκο}} Greek Γκρίκο (Gkríko) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Griko
  1. An ethnically Greek people of southern Italy and Sicily, descended from Byzantine and ancient Greek colonies.
    Sense id: en-Griko-en-name-v4KLlUxN Categories (other): Ethnicity, Italy Disambiguation of Ethnicity: 74 26 Disambiguation of Italy: 97 3
  2. The dialect of Greek used by these people, combining Koine Greek, Byzantine Greek, and various Italian dialects. Synonyms (people): Grecanici
    Sense id: en-Griko-en-name-l9jCGCWY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Dialects, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82 Disambiguation of Dialects: 11 89 Disambiguation of People: 43 57 Disambiguation of 'people': 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Grecanic [language, linguistics, human-sciences, sciences]
Categories (other): Greece Disambiguation of Greece: 0 0
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