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Cypriot Common

Cypriot has 5 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a native or inhabitant of Cyprus

2

A person from Cyprus.

Adjective
1

of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture

"Cypriot expatriates"

"Cypriote monasteries"

2

Of, from, or relating to Cyprus.

Proper Noun
1

The dialect of Greek spoken in Cyprus.

See Also
cyprus laouto dialect pancyprian cypriots cypro kallikantzaros greek
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Origin

The word comes from the Ancient Greek term Kupriōtēs, which literally means "Cypriot." It is formed by combining the name of the island Cyprus with a suffix used to denote people or inhabitants.

Rhyming Words
iot biot riot sciot eliot griot idiot ariot galiot naxiot miliot elliot foliot samiot maniot heriot periot egriot loriot eediot
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