Home › Words › P › phanariotephanariotephanariote means pertaining to these people or to the Phanar.EtymologyFrom Greek Φαναριώτης (Fanariótis).adjPertaining to these people or to the Phanar.nounAn inhabitant of Phanar, the historically Greek district of Constantinople; hence, a member of the Greek official class in the Ottoman Empire.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.photian 63% match — Of or relating to Photios I of Constantinople. vs phanariote →phocian 61% match — Pertaining to the ancient Greek region of Phocis. vs phanariote →phanerotic 59% match — Relating to, or exhibiting phanerosis vs phanariote →philippan 59% match — Of or relating to various people called Philip. vs phanariote →psariot 59% match — Psarian vs phanariote →philhellene 58% match — Philhellenic. vs phanariote →philippian 57% match — Of, from, or pertaining to, Philippi. vs phanariote →psarian 57% match — One of the inhabitants of the Greek island of Psara. vs phanariote →