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ΠΟΜΑΚΟΧΩΡΙΑ: ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΤΙΚΟ ΣΕΜΙΝΑΡΙΟ ΣΤΗΝ ΞΑΝΘΗ: "Η ΓΛΩΣΣΑ, Η ΙΣ...:   Παιδιά στον Εχίνο (Αρχείο Πέτρου Θεοχαρίδη) Εκπαιδευτικό σεμινάριο «Γνωριμία με τα Πομακοχώρια. Η γλώσσα, η ιστορία και η προφορική παράδο...

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