Cypriots
Nicosia's fellow citizens
Cypriots are the people of Cyprus, a Mediterranean island nation divided between Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities since 1974.
The term covers both groups regardless of ethnicity: Greek Cypriots in the south, Turkish Cypriots in the north.
As an adjective, Cypriot describes things relating to Cyprus: Cypriot cuisine, Cypriot politics.
Cyprus's chief city
- Green LineNamed rail or boundary
- buffer zoneNeutral area between rivals
- SalamisGreek island, ancient battlefield
- islanderPerson from surrounded land
High-melting brined cheese
- tavernaGreek neighborhood restaurant
- potteryFired clay objects
- mosaicsPictures made from fragments
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
name days · coffee culture · village life · hospitality · weddings · folk dance · embroidery · basketry
Of Greek origin
- Greek languageBalkan nation's native tongue
- AphroditeGreek goddess of love
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
- souvlakiGreek skewered meat dish
moussaka · tzatziki · bouzouki · iconography · Byzantine · Easter · Hellenism · partition
Barrier separating spaces
- TatarTurkic ethnic group
- OttomanMember of Turkish dynasty
- Turkish languageTurkic speech of Anatolia
- SunniIslam's largest branch adherent
Islam · mosque · kebab · meze · raki · intercommunal · enclave · minority
Leaving homeland permanently
- LondonEngland's capital city
- AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
- South AfricaRainbow nation
- United StatesNorth American federal republic
remittances · community associations · cultural preservation · identity · second generation · expat · dual citizenship · Melbourne
Nicosia
Cyprus's chief city
- Green LineNamed rail or boundary
- buffer zoneNeutral area between rivals
- SalamisGreek island, ancient battlefield
halloumi
High-melting brined cheese
carnival · name days · coffee culture · village life · hospitality · weddings · folk dance · embroidery · basketry · copperware
Hellenic
Of Greek origin
- Greek languageBalkan nation's native tongue
- AphroditeGreek goddess of love
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
souvlaki · moussaka · tzatziki · bouzouki · iconography · Byzantine · Easter · Hellenism · partition · intercommunal
partition
Barrier separating spaces
- TatarTurkic ethnic group
- OttomanMember of Turkish dynasty
- Turkish languageTurkic speech of Anatolia
Sunni · Islam · mosque · kebab · meze · raki · intercommunal · enclave · minority · motherland
emigration
Leaving homeland permanently
- LondonEngland's capital city
- AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
- South AfricaRainbow nation
United States · remittances · community associations · cultural preservation · identity · second generation · expat · dual citizenship · Melbourne · Sydney
- Islandersislander, Hawaiians, Hawaiian, Fijians, Jamaican
- ancient civilizationsAncient Egypt, Sumer, Ancient Greece, Aztecs, Egypt
- European peoplesGermans, Italians, Greeks, French, Poles
- ethnic groupsJews, Arabs, Chinese, Irish, Greeks
- Mediterranean PeoplesGreeks, Italians, Spaniards, Turks, Egyptians
- Middle Eastern PeoplesArabs, Persians, Kurds, Bedouins, Bedouin
CypriotsCretans
Natives of Greece's largest island
Maltese · Sardinians · Sicilians · Corsicans