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   Phanar
   Phan'ar noun [ Turk. fanar , from NGr. ... lighthouse, Greek ... lantern; -- from a lighthouse on a point projecting into the Golden Horn.] A quarter of Constantinople which, after the Turkish conquest of the city, became the chief Greek quarter; hen...
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/69
   
   
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   Phanar
   • (n.) A quarter of Constantinople which, after the Turkish conquest of the city, became the chief Greek quarter; hence, the Greek officials of Turkey, or phanariots, as a class.
   Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/phanar/
   
   
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   Phanar
   Phanar or Fanar (both: făn'ur, funär') , Greek quarter of Constantinople (now Istanbul). Under the Ottoman Empire, Phanar was the residence of the privileged Greek families, called Phanariots.. They came into prominence in the late 17th cent. and held influential positions until t...
   Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0838690.html
   
   

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