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Arnaut
, a painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme , 1857. Arnaut ( ; modern Turkish: Arnavut) is an ethnonym and exonym used to denote Albanians. Derived from the Byzantine Greek Arvanitis, it was used primarily during the Ottoman era to identify ethnic Albanians in official state records, regardless of their religious affiliation. The corresponding geographical designation, Arnavudluk ( ), encompassed Albanian-populated regions including present-day Albania, Kosovo, western North Macedonia, southern Serbia, southern Montenegro, and parts of northern Greece. Historically, the term also acquired a specific military connotation, often used by Western Europeans, Romanians, and Egyptians to describe Albanian mercenaries and soldiers serving in the Ottoman army, such as guards in the Danubian Principalities or skirmishers under Muhammad Ali of Egypt. Over time, the term was borrowed into several other languages, including Arabic (Arnā'ūṭ), Balkan South Slavic languages, Romanian, and Ukrainian, referring to local Albanian diaspora communities, historic military units, or geographical locations.
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, a painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme , 1857. Arnaut ( ; modern Turkish: Arnavut) is an ethnonym and exonym used to denote Albanians. Derived from the Byzantine Greek Arvanitis, it was used primarily during the Ottoman era to identify ethnic Albanians in official state records, regardless of their religious affiliation. The corresponding geographical designation, Arnavudluk ( ), encompassed Albanian-populated regions including present-day Albania, Kosovo, western North Macedonia, southern Serbia, southern Montenegro, and parts of northern Greece. Historically, the term also acquired a specific military connotation, often used by Western Europeans, Romanians, and Egyptians to describe Albanian mercenaries and soldiers serving in the Ottoman army, such as guards in the Danubian Principalities or skirmishers under Muhammad Ali of Egypt. Over time, the term was borrowed into several other languages, including Arabic (Arnā'ūṭ), Balkan South Slavic languages, Romanian, and Ukrainian, referring to local Albanian diaspora communities, historic military units, or geographical locations.
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