In the Ottoman era, "Shqipëria" and "Shqiptarë" gradually replaced the old endonyms, which were preserved in the Albanian diaspora, namely the Arbëreshë of Italy, the Arvanites of Greece, and the Arbanasi of Croatia.
In the Ottoman era, "Shqipëria" and "Shqiptarë" gradually replaced the old endonyms the Arbëreshë of Italy, the Arvanites of Greece, and the Arbanasi of Croatia. This was namely. The old endonyms were preserved in the Albanian diaspora.