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Commanderia|kɒmənˈdɪərɪə|
A sweet wine produced in Cyprus on the former commanderies (see commandery 2 a).
[1851Redding Wines xii. 294 The wine made of the best grapes is that still called the wine of the Commandery.] 1928Observer 5 Feb. 5/1 Cyprus wines have been famous since classical times, and Commanderia, so called from its association with the Commanderies of the Knights of St. John, is perhaps the best known. 1957L. Durrell Bitter Lemons 29 Every evening we took a glass of sweet, heavy Commanderia on his little terrace. |