Cypriot Definition

sĭprē-ət, -ŏt
noun
A person born or living in Cyprus.
Webster's New World
The variety of Greek spoken in Cyprus.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Of Cyprus or its peoples, languages, or cultures.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to Cypriot Greek.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Cypriot

Noun

Singular:
Cypriot
Plural:
cypriots

Origin of Cypriot

  • French cypriote from Greek Kupriōtēs from Kupros , Cyprus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Greek Κυπριώτης (Kypriótis, “Cypriot”).

    From Wiktionary

Cypriot Sentence Examples

  • The poor queen was surrounded by intrigues and plots, and although the people of the coast towns loved her, the Cypriot nobles were her bitter enemies and hostile to Venetian influence.

  • John of Beirut, like many of the Cypriot barons, was also a baron of the kingdom of Jerusalem; and resistance in the one kingdom could only produce difficulties in the other.

  • Wild donkeys of Karpas peninsula Photo by Halid Izzet The region also houses the wild Cypriot donkeys who gaze care-free in the nature.

  • By late 2003 Greek Cypriots concerns had been largely allayed, but Turkish Cypriot elections which highlighted the issues involved had proved indecisive.

  • Authentic Cypriot fare is also in abundance in the waterside tavernas where you can dine al fresco on the fresh catch of the day.

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Words Starting With

CCYCYP

Words Ending With

TOTIOT

Unscrambles

Cypriot

Words Starting With C and Ending With T

Starts With C & Ends With TStarts With CY & Ends With TStarts With C & Ends With OT

Word Length

7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With C7 Letter Words Ending With T