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Kyrenian

Kyrenian adjective: of, from or relating to Kyrenia. Also the alternative spelling of Cyrenian.

Adjective

Kyrenian (comparative more Kyrenian, superlative most Kyrenian)

  1. Of, from or relating to Kyrenia.
    • The Kyrenian party tried to get a majority by filling the third see, Paphos, with one of their friends.1907, Adrian Fortescue, “The Church of Cyprus”, in The Orthodox Eastern Church, London: Catholic Truth Society […], →OCLC, part IV (The Orthodox Church at the Present Day), chapter X (The...
    • The firing in Nicosia began shortly before 6 A.M. when Greek Cypriote antiaircraft guns opened up on flights of Turkish transports sweeping in over the Kyrenian mountain range.1974 July 21, Terence Smith, “The Nicosia Battle Scene: Shells, Bombs, Paratroops”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05...

Noun

Kyrenian (plural Kyrenians)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Kyrenia.
    • My Lord of Kyrenia is a very pious Churchman and godly bishop. His enemies say that he is a poor, weak creature, quite unfit to guide the Cypriote Church. All the Philhellenes are for him of Kition; the English Government would prefer the Kyrenian.1907, Adrian Fortescue, “The Church of Cyprus”, in The Orthodox Eastern Church, London: Catholic Truth Society […], →OCLC, part IV (The Orthodox Church at the Present Day), chapter X (The...
    • "When you grow up by the sea and spend the first 23 years of your life there, it is hard to forget the memories. I will always be a Kyrenian but feel Turkey has taken away a large part of me," she [Titina Loizidou] said, relaxing in her south Nicosia home, only a 20-minute drive from her old home...2003 December 19, Justin Keay, “Friendly visits to 'the other side' multiply with lifting of travel ban”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived...

Also used as

Kyrenian is also the alternative spelling of Cyrenian.

Examples of Kyrenian in a sentence

  • I will always be a Kyrenian but feel Turkey has taken away a large part of me," she [Titina Loizidou] said, relaxing in her south Nicosia home, only a 20-minute drive from her old home in Kyrenia.2003 December 19, Justin Keay, “Friendly visits to 'the other side' multiply with lifting of travel ban”, in The New York Times, New York...
  • Just because not all Kyrenians would go back, should nobody go back?2017, Marina Christofides, “YES and NO”, in The Traitors’ Club: A Memoir, →ISBN, page 143:

Forms of Kyrenian

Adjective
comparativemore Kyrenian
superlativemost Kyrenian
Noun
pluralKyrenians

Origin of Kyrenian

From Kyrenia + -an.

From Kyrene + -ian.

Questions about Kyrenian

What does Kyrenian mean?
Kyrenian means of, from or relating to Kyrenia.
How do you use Kyrenian in a sentence?
I will always be a Kyrenian but feel Turkey has taken away a large part of me," she [Titina Loizidou] said, relaxing in her south Nicosia home, only a 20-minute drive from her old home in Kyrenia.
What part of speech is Kyrenian?
Kyrenian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Kyrenian in the dictionary

  1. Kyrenaeans
  2. Kyrene
  3. Kyrenean
  4. Kyreneans
  5. Kyrenia
  6. Kyrenian
  7. Kyrenians
  8. Kyrenæan
  9. Kyrenæans
  10. Kyrg.
  11. Kyrghyz

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