Makarios III
[ muh-kar-ee-uhs, -ohs; Greek mah-kah-ree-aws ]
/ məˈkær i əs, -ˌoʊs; Greek mɑˈkɑ ri ɔs /
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noun
Michael Christodoulos Mouskos, 1913–77, Cypriot statesman and Greek Orthodox prelate: archbishop and patriarch of Cyprus 1950–77; president 1960–77 (in exile 1974).
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Makarios III
/ (məˈkɑːrɪˌɒs) /
noun
original name Mikhail Christodoulou Mouskos. 1913–77, Cypriot archbishop, patriarch, and statesman; first president of the republic of Cyprus (1960–74; 1974–77)
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