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CYPRIOT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cypriot mean?
• CYPRIOT (noun)
The noun CYPRIOT has 1 sense:
1. a native or inhabitant of Cyprus
Familiarity information: CYPRIOT used as a noun is very rare.
• CYPRIOT (adjective)
The adjective CYPRIOT has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture
Familiarity information: CYPRIOT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Cyprus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("Cypriot" is a kind of...):
European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)
Holonyms ("Cypriot" is a member of...):
Cyprus (an island in the eastern Mediterranean)
Derivation:
Cypriot (of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
Context example:
Cypriote monasteries
Pertainym:
Cyprus (an island in the eastern Mediterranean)
Derivation:
Cypriot (a native or inhabitant of Cyprus)
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