Kyrenian

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of Cyrenian. alt-of, alternative

    "And as they came out, they met a Kyrenian, named Simon, whom they impressed, to carry his [Jesus’s] cross."

Adjective
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of Cyrenian. alt-of, alternative

    "On a Kyrenian cup from Naukratis in the British Museum (as yet unpublished) we have the early scheme of the Greek type; […]"

Synonyms

All synonyms
cyrenaiccyrenaiccyreneanaristippanaristippianbarcan

Example

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"The Kyrenian party tried to get a majority by filling the third see, Paphos, with one of their friends."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Kyrenia + -an.

Etymology 2

From Kyrene + -ian.

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