Cypriot

adjective

Cyp·​ri·​ot ˈsi-prē-ət 

-ˌät

variants or less commonly Cypriote

ˈsi-prē-ˌōt 

-ət

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Cyprus or its people

Cypriot noun

or less commonly Cypriote

plural Cypriots also Cypriotes

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French chypriote, cypriote, from chypriote, noun, from Chypre "Cyprus" + -iote, borrowed from Greek -iōtēs, from -ios, suffix of appurtenance + -ōtēs, extended form of -tēs, personal suffix

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above