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enosis

[ih-noh-sis, ee-noh-; Gk. e-naw-sees]

noun (sometimes initial capital letter)

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

Origin:
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

Related forms

e·no·sist, noun

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enosis (ˈɛnəʊsɪs)

—n
	the union of Greece and Cyprus: the aim of a group of Greek Cypriots

[C20: Modern Greek: from Greek henoun to unite, from heis one]

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Main Entry:	enosis
Part of Speech:	n
Definition:	a movement to bring about the political unification of Greece and Cyprus
Etymology:	Greek 'union'

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