Arbëreshë

== English == === Proper noun === Arbëreshë A minority ethnolinguistic group of Albanian descent living in Italy. ==== Derived terms ==== Arbëreshë Albanian == Albanian == === Alternative forms === arbënesh (Gheg) === Etymology === See arbër, arbën. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aɾ.bəˈɾɛ.ʃə/, [äɹ.bɜˈɽɛʃ] === Noun === Arbëreshë The Arbëreshë; an Albanian ethnolinguistic group in Southern Italy who are the descendants of Tosk refugees that fled from Albania due to Ottoman invasion of the Balkans; they mostly inhabit villages in the regions of Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise and Sicily. The Arvanites; a population group in Greece who traditionally speak Arvanitika, a dialect of Albanian, and who settled in Greece during the late Middle Ages. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: Arbëresh