Enosis
[ih-noh-sis, ee-noh-; Greek e-naw-sees] /ɪˈnoʊ sɪs, iˈnoʊ-; Greek ˈɛ nɔ sis/
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter)
1.
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
/ˈɛnəʊsɪs/
noun
1.
the union of Greece and Cyprus: the aim of a group of Greek Cypriots
noun
a movement to bring about the political unification of Greece and Cyprus
Word Origin
Greek ‘union’
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