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Ethnic Greek

An ethnic Greek (usually simply called Greek) is someone who is considered by himself or others to be Greek. Characteristics are:

• Cultural connection with the Greek culture
• Speaking the Greek language
• Having ancestors who lived in Greece or an area that at the time was part of Greece or otherwise considered Greek

Ethnic Greeks form an important minority group in several Balkan nations, as well as in modern-day Turkey.

In particular, any persons living in what used to be the Byzantine Empire and/or around the Aegaean and Ionian Seas can be identified as ethnic Greek if their origin predates the Seljuk Turk invasions that started around the 1400s.

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