Maniot

M3A1N1I1O1T1

noun

A native or inhabitant of the Mani Peninsula in (what is now) southern Greece.

OriginGreek Μανιάτης →
First used 17th c.Scrabble 8
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Meanings

nounManiot (plural Maniots)

plural Maniots · alternative Maniat · alternative Maniate · alternative Maniote

  1. A native or inhabitant of the Mani Peninsula in (what is now) southern Greece.First known use 17th c.

    The Maniats, in particular, had never paid any taxes to the Ottomans, and refused to do so now to the agents of Kapodistrias.

    2019, Roderick Beaton, Greece: Biography of a Modern Nation, Penguin, published 2020, page 108
adjectiveManiot (not comparable)

alternative Maniat · alternative Maniate · alternative Maniote

  1. not comparablePertaining to Mani or its inhabitants.First known use 19th c.

Origin

  1. GreekΜανιάτης
  2. EnglishManiot

From Mani + -iot. In some forms directly from Greek Μανιάτης (Maniátis).

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Translations

Greek Μανιάτης, μανιάτικος
  • Μανιάτης (Maniátis)person from Mani
  • μανιάτικος (maniátikos)relating to Mani
  • Μανιάτικα (Maniátika)relating to Mani

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Maniot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maniot

MLA

“Maniot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maniot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maniot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maniot.

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