EOKA

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proper noun

The Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston ("National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters"), a paramilitary group fighting for the end of British rule in Cyprus and for union with Greece.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalThe Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston ("National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters"), a paramilitary group fighting for the end of British rule in Cyprus and for union with Greece.First known use 20th c.

    In the eyes of the British, EOKA was a terrorist organization. To its supporters its members were freedom fighters engaged in a struggle for national liberation.

    2019, Roderick Beaton, Greece: Biography of a Modern Country, Penguin, published 2020, page 315

Translations

Greek ΕΟΚΑ
  • ΕΟΚΑ (EOKA)Translations
Turkish EOKA Terör Örgütü
  • EOKA Terör ÖrgütüTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Oakekoae
Cite this entry
APA

EOKA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/EOKA

MLA

“EOKA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/EOKA. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “EOKA,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/EOKA.

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