Cypriot

Cypriot
noun
1》 a native or national of Cyprus.
2》 the dialect of Greek used in Cyprus.
adjective relating to Cyprus or its people or the Greek dialect used there.
Origin
from Gk Kupriōtes, from Kupros 'Cyprus'.

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