The Collaborative International Dictionary
Phanar
Phanar \Phan"ar\, n. [Turk. fanar, fr. NGr. ? lighthouse, Gr. ? 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; hence, the Greek officials of Turkey, or phanariots, as a class.
Usage examples of "phanar".
The Ottoman Turks ruled through Greeks—from the wealthy, Phanar ("Lighthouse"
Mansions of the wealthy fell behind and the men entered the humbler, busier Phanar quarter.