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English

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 Cyprus, London on Wikipedia

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

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Cyprus

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

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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.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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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

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

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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 Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia)

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  • Indonesian: Siprus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).

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Cyprus f sg (genitive Cyprī); second declension

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

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Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Cyprus
genitive Cyprī
dative Cyprō
accusative Cyprum
ablative Cyprō
vocative Cypre
locative Cyprī
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  • 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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Cyprus

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

Slovak

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

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

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  • 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, 2003–2024

Welsh

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Etymology

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From English Cyprus.

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Cyprus m

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

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