enosis

American  

[ih-noh-sis, ee-noh-, e-naw-sees] / ɪˈnoʊ sɪs, iˈnoʊ-, ˈɛ nɔ sis /

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)

1. a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.

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enosis British  

/ ˈɛnəʊsɪs /

noun

1. the union of Greece and Cyprus: the aim of a group of Greek Cypriots

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Other Word Forms

• enosist noun

Etymology

Origin of enosis

1935–40; < Modern Greek énōsis, Greek hénōsis union, equivalent to henō-, variant stem of henoûn to unify (derivative of hén, neuter of heîs one) + -sis -sis

Example Sentences

This threw Turkish Cypriots into a panic, since they well knew that the announced goal of Makarios and the Greek Cypriots is enosis, that is, eventual union with Greece.

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By 1943, the Reds had latched onto enosis and won major municipal elections by appealing to Greek passions.

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From the moment of his arrival, the bristling little fighter talked not only enosis but peace and fair play for the Turks, which, as an undisputed Greek-Cypriot hero, he felt strong enough to do.

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Archbishop Makarios III, born Michael Mouskos, became ethnarch in 1950, armed with a church-run plebiscite that showed 97% of all Greek Cypriots in favor of enosis.

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The Turks probably trust Caramanlis and Mavros much more than the junta be cause the two civilians have never strongly advocated enosis � unification of Greece and Cyprus.

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