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单词 Cypriot
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Definition of Cypriot in English:

Cypriot

noun ˈsɪprɪətˈsɪpriət
  • 1A native or inhabitant of Cyprus.

    塞浦路斯人

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For Cypriots, membership of the European Union is far down the list of political priorities.
    • The border was partly reopened last year after pressure from Turkish and Greek Cypriots pushed their respective leaders into talks.
    • Makarios was not only the spiritual leader of Greek Cypriots, but was also their political leader.
    • A Cypriot presidential spokesman said the majority of those on board were Greek Cypriots.
    • Poles, Slovaks and Cypriots don't defer to Paris or Berlin.
    • Greek and Turkish Cypriots will vote on reunification a week before Cyprus joins the EU on May 1.
    • The Senate shall be composed of an equal number of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots.
    • Greek Cypriots generally maintain close ties with friends of the same sex.
    • A little older and a great deal larger than his peers, the 17-year-old Cypriot is built like a tank.
    • Both Greek and Turkish Cypriots prefer to think of themselves as living close to Europe rather than Africa and the Middle East.
  • 2mass noun The dialect of Greek used in Cyprus.

    塞浦路斯希腊语

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Interviews with workers were conducted in English, and those with officials and social movement activists in Greek Cypriot.
    • I am a philologist of the Athens University, specialising (after my retirement) in Cypriot linguistics and literature.
adjective ˈsɪprɪətˈsɪpriət
  • 1Relating to Cyprus or its people or the Greek dialect used there.

    (与)塞浦路斯人(有关)的;(与)塞浦路斯希腊语(有关)的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Pambos became actively involved with Greek and Cypriot professional dancing at the age of 10.
    • During his free time, George likes going to the cinema with his Cypriot friends, and also to concerts.
    • In London, we ate a lot of Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot food.
    • As long ago as 800 BC the Greek poet Hesiod described a sweet Cypriot wine, produced from sun-dried grapes.
    • Andre, 31, was born in Harrow to Cypriot parents before moving to Australia in 1979.
    • Andrew talks warmly of being raised in the northern suburbs of Melbourne to Greek Cypriot parents.
    • The sections on Greek, Cypriot, South African and then Italian food are equally colourful.
    • This Greek Cypriot cheese is one of few that can stand up to the heat of a barbecue without collapsing.
    • The Greek Cypriot school system has four levels, beginning with pre-primary education for children from two to five and a half years old.
    • Taro a vegetable which was known in Byzantium but is not known in Greece, is often included in Cypriot casserole dishes, for which the general name is kapamas.
    • We hired a car and drove far away from the coastal tourist belt and up into the hills to the villages and monasteries in the Troodos Mountains to sample real Cypriot life.
    • In 1974, in a crowded railway compartment whistling through northern Italy, I found myself squeezed next to a Cypriot student.
    • Fellow-hacks following in my tracks to Nicosia were directed to the hotel bar where I held court and briefed them on Cypriot affairs, which I had myself mugged up on the flight from England only a few hours earlier.
    • Turkish, Greek and Cypriot shops often sell a large-leafed rocket in bunches, which has a strong, peppery taste and is quite fleshy.
    • The large communities of people of Cypriot, Italian, Polish, and Ukranian origin (to name only a few) to be found in many British cities are rarely thought of as constituting ethnic minorities.
    • Over the millennia, different settlers have tremendously influenced Cyprus, which is why Cypriot traditions consist of a mixture of influences remaining from settlers.
    • We'll meet some of the island's leading conservationists and experience Cypriot village life.
    1. 1.1 Denoting an ancient syllabic script related to the Minoan and Mycenaean scripts, which was used to write the Cypriot dialect of Greek from the 6th to the 3rd centuries BC.
      古塞浦路斯语(与弥诺斯或迈锡尼语字体有亲属关系,公元前6世纪到前3世纪用于塞浦路斯希腊语书写)
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The Minoans were not Greek and spoke the Cypriot language and so the established hypothesis was that there was some relation between Linear A and B and the Cypriot script.

Origin

From Greek Kupriōtes, from Kupros 'Cyprus'.

Definition of Cypriot in US English:

Cypriot

nounˈsɪpriətˈsiprēət
  • 1A native or inhabitant of Cyprus.

    塞浦路斯人

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Makarios was not only the spiritual leader of Greek Cypriots, but was also their political leader.
    • The Senate shall be composed of an equal number of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots.
    • A Cypriot presidential spokesman said the majority of those on board were Greek Cypriots.
    • The border was partly reopened last year after pressure from Turkish and Greek Cypriots pushed their respective leaders into talks.
    • For Cypriots, membership of the European Union is far down the list of political priorities.
    • Greek and Turkish Cypriots will vote on reunification a week before Cyprus joins the EU on May 1.
    • Poles, Slovaks and Cypriots don't defer to Paris or Berlin.
    • A little older and a great deal larger than his peers, the 17-year-old Cypriot is built like a tank.
    • Greek Cypriots generally maintain close ties with friends of the same sex.
    • Both Greek and Turkish Cypriots prefer to think of themselves as living close to Europe rather than Africa and the Middle East.
  • 2The dialect of Greek used in Cyprus.

    塞浦路斯希腊语

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I am a philologist of the Athens University, specialising (after my retirement) in Cypriot linguistics and literature.
    • Interviews with workers were conducted in English, and those with officials and social movement activists in Greek Cypriot.
adjectiveˈsɪpriətˈsiprēət
  • Relating to Cyprus or its people or the Greek dialect used there.

    (与)塞浦路斯人(有关)的;(与)塞浦路斯希腊语(有关)的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Taro a vegetable which was known in Byzantium but is not known in Greece, is often included in Cypriot casserole dishes, for which the general name is kapamas.
    • Andre, 31, was born in Harrow to Cypriot parents before moving to Australia in 1979.
    • The sections on Greek, Cypriot, South African and then Italian food are equally colourful.
    • We'll meet some of the island's leading conservationists and experience Cypriot village life.
    • During his free time, George likes going to the cinema with his Cypriot friends, and also to concerts.
    • Fellow-hacks following in my tracks to Nicosia were directed to the hotel bar where I held court and briefed them on Cypriot affairs, which I had myself mugged up on the flight from England only a few hours earlier.
    • As long ago as 800 BC the Greek poet Hesiod described a sweet Cypriot wine, produced from sun-dried grapes.
    • The Greek Cypriot school system has four levels, beginning with pre-primary education for children from two to five and a half years old.
    • Over the millennia, different settlers have tremendously influenced Cyprus, which is why Cypriot traditions consist of a mixture of influences remaining from settlers.
    • Turkish, Greek and Cypriot shops often sell a large-leafed rocket in bunches, which has a strong, peppery taste and is quite fleshy.
    • This Greek Cypriot cheese is one of few that can stand up to the heat of a barbecue without collapsing.
    • Andrew talks warmly of being raised in the northern suburbs of Melbourne to Greek Cypriot parents.
    • In 1974, in a crowded railway compartment whistling through northern Italy, I found myself squeezed next to a Cypriot student.
    • The large communities of people of Cypriot, Italian, Polish, and Ukranian origin (to name only a few) to be found in many British cities are rarely thought of as constituting ethnic minorities.
    • In London, we ate a lot of Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot food.
    • We hired a car and drove far away from the coastal tourist belt and up into the hills to the villages and monasteries in the Troodos Mountains to sample real Cypriot life.
    • Pambos became actively involved with Greek and Cypriot professional dancing at the age of 10.

Origin

From Greek Kupriōtes, from Kupros ‘Cyprus’.

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