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Cyprus

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English

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Etymology

From Latin Cyprus, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cyprus

  2. An island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Europe but geographically part of West Asia. Official name: Republic of Cyprus. Capital: Nicosia.
  3. A suburban area of Beckton, borough of Newham, Greater London, England, named after the Mediterranean island (OS grid ref TQ4380).

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

Cyprus (uncountable)

  1. (historical, textiles) A thin, translucent, usually black fabric, a kind of crape.
    • 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 131:
      Seated in an arm-chair, covered with cloth of gold, was the Queen; her robe was of black velvet, edged with the richest sable; and the diadem at the back of her head confined the folds of a long black Cyprus veil.

Alternative forms

See also

countries in Asia (appendix)edit
countries in Europe (appendix)edit
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Dutch

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Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Cyprus, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsi.prʏs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Cy‧prus

Proper noun

Cyprus n (adjective Cypriotisch, demonym Cyprioot m or Cypriotische f)

  1. Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Europe but geographically part of West Asia)

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: Siprus

See also

countries in Europe: landen van Europa (appendix)edit
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Latin

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cyprus f sg (genitive Cyprī); second declension

  1. Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Europe but geographically part of West Asia)

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

More information singular, nominative ...

Descendants

References

  • “Cyprus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “Cyprus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Malay

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Proper noun

Cyprus

  1. Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Europe but geographically part of West Asia).

Slovak

Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cyprus m inan (relational adjective cyperský, demonym Cyperčan, female demonym Cyperčanka)

  1. Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Europe but geographically part of West Asia)

Declension

More information singular, nominative ...

See also

countries in Europe: štáty Európy (appendix)edit

Further reading

  • “Cyprus”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
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Welsh

Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From English Cyprus.

Proper noun

Cyprus m

  1. Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Europe but geographically part of West Asia)

Coordinate terms

countries in Asia: gwledydd Asia (appendix)edit
countries in Europe: gwledydd Ewrop (appendix)edit

Derived terms

  • De Cyprus (“South Cyprus”)
  • Gogledd Cyprus (“North Cyprus”)
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