Definitions for enosisɪˈnoʊ sɪs, iˈnoʊ-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

e•no•sis*ɪˈnoʊ sɪs, iˈnoʊ-(n.)

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

    Category: Government

* (sometimes cap.).

Origin of enosis:

1935–40; < ModGk énōsis, Gk hénōsis union

Princeton's WordNet

  1. enosis(noun)

    the union of Greece and Cyprus (which is the goal of a group of Greek Cypriots)

Wiktionary

  1. Enosis(ProperNoun)

    A political movement aiming to incorporate the island of Cyprus into Greece.

  2. Origin: Ένωσις.


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