Definition of Enosis

1. Noun. The union of Greece and Cyprus (which is the goal of a group of Greek Cypriots).

Generic synonyms: Union
Geographical relationships: Cyprus, Republic Of Cyprus

Definition of Enosis

1. Proper noun. A political movement aiming to incorporate the island of Cyprus into Greece. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Enosis

1. union [n -SISES] - See also: union

Lexicographical Neighbors of Enosis

enoplida infections
enoptomancy
enoptromancy
enorganic
enorm
enormities
enormity
enormous
enormously
enormousness
enormousnesses
enorthotrope
enose
enoses
enosimania
enosis
enosises
enostosis
enoteca
enotecas
enough
enough is as good as a feast
enough is enough
enough to choke a horse
enough to make the angels weep
enoughness
enoughs
enounce
enounced
enouncement

Literary usage of Enosis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyprus by Samantha Stenzel (1999)
"Enosis During World War I. the idea of Enosis, or union with mainland Greece, received a sudden boost in the most unexpected manner. In 1915. ..."

2. The Conservative Reformation and Its Theology: As Represented in the by Charles Porterfield Krauth (1875)
"... which our Church expresses by saying that the blood is in, with, and under the cup. The word " enosis " is used by tbe Fathers to indicate the uniting ..."

3. Entangled Allies: U.S. Policy Toward Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus by Monteagle Stearns (1992)
"The Cyprus problem was a distraction from the overriding need to contain Soviet expansion, and any outcome of the struggle for enosis was likely to be less ..."

4. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1870)
"of the Turkish rear-admiral on the charges bro№ against him by the captain of the Enosis ; th«ts should give reparation for the treatment she has ю flicted ..."

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