Tsintsars

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Tsintsars are an Aromanian-speaking ethnic group from the Balkans, historically known as merchants and herders spread across regions such as Greece, Albania, North Macedonia, and Serbia.

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Label Occurrences
Tsintsars canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Aromanian people
ethnic group
alternativeName Cincari NERFINISHED
Cincars NERFINISHED
Koutsovlachs NERFINISHED
Tsintsari NERFINISHED
culturalAffinity Greek culture
Romanian culture
South Slavic cultures
ethnicLanguage Aromanian language
ethnicRegion Balkans NERFINISHED
historicalActivity caravan trade
long-distance trade
urban commerce
historicalCenter Belgrade NERFINISHED
Bitola NERFINISHED
Ioannina NERFINISHED
Kruševo NERFINISHED
Moscopole NERFINISHED
Sarajevo NERFINISHED
Thessaloniki NERFINISHED
historicalOccupation herders
merchants
transhumant shepherds
historicalPeriodOfProminence Ottoman era NERFINISHED
historicalStatus important merchant minority in Ottoman Balkans
languageFamily Eastern Romance languages NERFINISHED
languageShiftTrend often assimilated linguistically to majority languages
minorityStatus recognized Aromanian minority in some Balkan states
notableEconomicRole urban bourgeoisie in the Balkans
partOf Aromanian diaspora NERFINISHED
relatedGroup Istro-Romanians NERFINISHED
Megleno-Romanians NERFINISHED
Romanians NERFINISHED
religiousAffiliation Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
selfIdentification varies by country of residence
settlementRegion Albania NERFINISHED
Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED
Bulgaria NERFINISHED
Croatia NERFINISHED
Greece NERFINISHED
Kosovo NERFINISHED
North Macedonia NERFINISHED
Romania NERFINISHED
Serbia NERFINISHED
traditionalReligion Eastern Orthodoxy NERFINISHED

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Balkan Vlachs haveExonym Tsintsars