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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 Cyprusplay

  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 cultureplay

  Familiarity information: CYPRIOT used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CYPRIOT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Cyprus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Cyprian; Cypriot; Cypriote

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)


CYPRIOT (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

Cyprian; Cypriot; Cypriote

Context example:

Cypriote monasteries

Pertainym:

Cyprus (an island in the eastern Mediterranean)

Derivation:

Cypriot (a native or inhabitant of Cyprus)


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