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

Geographical Definition

Cyprus

geographical name

Cy·​prus ˈsī-prəs 

1

island in the eastern Mediterranean south of Turkey

2

country coextensive with the island of Cyprus; a republic of the Commonwealth of Nations, but since 1974 partitioned along Greek and Turkish ethnic lines; capital Nicosia area 3572 square miles (9251 square kilometers), population 1,237,000

Cypriot

ˈsi-prē-ət 

-ˌät

adjective or noun

or Cypriote

ˈsi-prē-ˌōt 

-ət