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Cyprus

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English

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 Cyprus, London on Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Cyprus

  2. 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.
  3. A suburban area of Beckton, borough of Newham, Greater London, England, named after the Mediterranean island (OS grid ref TQ4380).

Derived terms

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Translations

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Noun

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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.

Alternative forms

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See also

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

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/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Cy‧prus

Proper noun

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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)

Descendants

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  • → Indonesian: Siprus

See also

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countries in Europe: landen van Europa (appendix)edit

Latin

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Latin Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).

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Proper noun

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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)

Declension

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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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References

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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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Malay Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun

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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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Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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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 Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia)

Declension

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Declension of Cyprus (pattern dub)
singular
nominativeCyprus
genitiveCypru
dativeCypru
accusativeCyprus
locativeCypre
instrumentalCyprom

See also

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countries in Europe: štáty Európy (appendix)edit

References

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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, 2003–2025

Welsh

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Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cy

Etymology

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From English Cyprus.

Proper noun

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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)

Coordinate terms

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

Derived terms

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