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