Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A native or inhabitant of Cyprus.
  • noun The ancient or modern Greek dialect of Cyprus.
  • adjective Of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture.
  • adjective Of or relating to Cypriot Greek.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See Cypriote.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture.
  • noun A native or inhabitant of Cyprus.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A person from Cyprus.
  • adjective Of, from, or relating to Cyprus.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture
  • noun a native or inhabitant of Cyprus

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French cypriote, from Greek Kupriōtēs, from Kupros, Cyprus.]

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From Greek Κυπριώτης (Kypriótis, "Cypriot").

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Examples

  • NICOSIA Jan 14 Reuters - Leading reports in Greek Cypriot financial and general press.

    PRESS DIGEST - Cyprus - Jan 14 | Reuters 2011

  • - The victor in Turkish Cypriot elections said he believed negotiations with the Greek Cypriot side could begin in late May.

    FinanzNachrichten.de: Aktuelle Nachrichten 2010

  • - The victor in Turkish Cypriot elections said he believed negotiations with the Greek Cypriot side could begin in late May.

    FinanzNachrichten.de: Aktuelle Nachrichten 2010

  • NICOSIA, April 20 (Reuters) - Leading reports in Greek Cypriot financial and general press.

    FinanzNachrichten.de: Aktuelle Nachrichten 2010

  • Despite all the balloons set free by Turkish Cypriot President Talat, and indeed to a certain extent by U.N. secretary-general's special advisor for Cyprus Alexander Downer, that there has been some very important convergences in the positions of the two sides in the talks on governance and power sharing, in reality as was demonstrated with the "uproar" in Greek Cypriot politics and media as regards the visit of the U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

    Hurriyet Dailynews 2010

  • NICOSIA, March 19 (Reuters) - Leading reports in Greek Cypriot financial and general press.

    FinanzNachrichten.de: Aktuelle Empfehlungen 2010

  • NICOSIA, April 20 (Reuters) - Leading reports in Greek Cypriot financial and general press.

    FinanzNachrichten.de: Aktuelle Nachrichten 2010

  • Despite all the balloons set free by Turkish Cypriot President Talat, and indeed to a certain extent by U.N. secretary-general's special advisor for Cyprus Alexander Downer, that there has been some very important convergences in the positions of the two sides in the talks on governance and power sharing, in reality as was demonstrated with the "uproar" in Greek Cypriot politics and media as regards the visit of the U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

    Hurriyet Dailynews 2010

  • NICOSIA: Hardliners are tipped to make a comeback in Turkish Cypriot parliamentary elections on Sunday, complicating the UN-sponsored talks on the future of the divided island they share with Greek Cypriots.

    Elections - fresh news by plazoo.com 2009

  • Despite a mutual decision not to disclose the content of the negotiations, reports in Greek Cypriot papers over the weekend published a detailed list of disagreements between the two sides concerning power sharing in a new Cypriot state.

    TODAY'S ZAMAN :: News 2008

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