enosis

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proper noun

Any political movement aiming to incorporate Greek-populated areas currently outside Greece into Greece.

OriginGreek Ένωσις →
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Meanings

enosis1

nounenosis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of Enosis

Enosis2

proper noun
  1. Any political movement aiming to incorporate Greek-populated areas currently outside Greece into Greece.
    1. especiallyA political movement aiming to incorporate the island of Cyprus into Greece.

      Despite the pragmatic reluctance of government ministers, in Greece the cause of Enosis quickly took fire in street demonstrations and in the columns of the press.

      2019, Roderick Beaton, Greece: Biography of a Modern Country, Penguin, published 2020, page 312

Origin

  1. GreekΈνωσις“union”
  2. EnglishEnosis

Borrowed from Greek Ένωσις (Énosis, “union”).

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Translations

Portuguese Enosis, enosis
  • Enosismovement aiming to incorporate Cyprus into Greece
  • enosismovement aiming to incorporate Cyprus into Greece
  • ênosismovement aiming to incorporate Cyprus into Greece

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

noesisneosisosseinessoin
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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