enosis
Americannoun
noun
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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
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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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However, it pleased few of the Cypriots, since it fulfilled the yearnings for neither enosis nor taksim.
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Instead they proposed taksim, a kind of double enosis that would enable the Turkish sectors of the island to unite with Turkey and the Greek with Greece.
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He is now free to stop paying lip service to enosis and get on with the course he seems to prefer anyhow: making Cyprus a strong independent country.
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Just how widespread the urge for enosis is among Cypriots is a matter of dispute.
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