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Cyprus en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsɑjpɹəs/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈsaɪ.pɾəs/ (Wales)
  • /ˈsʌɪ.pɾəs/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈsaɪ.pɹəs/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)
  • /ˈsɑe.pɹəs/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • (UK) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (historical, uncountable) A thin, translucent, usually black fabric, a kind of crape.
    • 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. 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 131:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
cypres alternative, obsolete lexicographic
cypress alternative lexicographic

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Cyprus en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈsɑjpɹəs/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈsaɪ.pɾəs/ (Wales)
  • /ˈsʌɪ.pɾəs/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈsaɪ.pɹəs/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)
  • /ˈsɑe.pɹəs/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • (UK) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. 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.
  2. A suburban area of Beckton, borough of Newham, Greater London, England, named after the Mediterranean island (OS grid ref TQ4380).

Deriveds

Cyprus cat · Northern Cyprus · Cyprus dipper · Cyprus cedar · Cyprus turpentine

Relateds

Cypriot · CYP · copper

Translations (161)

gd Cìopras (island or country) · it Cipro (island or country) · phn 𐤀𐤋𐤔𐤉 (island or country) · rue Ці́прус (island or country) · kln Saipras (island or country) · uga 𐎀𐎍𐎘𐎊 (island or country) · te సైప్రస్ (island or country) · hi किब्रिस (island or country) · frm Cyppre (island or country) · lt Kipras (island or country) · br Kiprenez (island or country) · mt Ċipru (island or country) · eo Kipro (island or country) · de Zypern (island or country) · non Kípr (island or country) · uk Кіпр (island or country) · vro Küprüs (island or country) · yo Kípírù (island or country) · bo སེ་པི་རི་སི (island or country) · mi Kaiperu (island or country) · luo Saipras (island or country) · sq Qipro (island or country) · rm Cipra (island or country) · yue 塞浦路斯 (island or country) · bew Kibris (island or country) · su Siprus (island or country) · ota قبرس (island or country) · rar Kuro (island or country) · hu Ciprus (island or country) · ml സൈപ്രസ് (island or country) · yi ציפּערן (island or country) · fo Kýpros (island or country) · sw Kupro (island or country) · az Kipr (island or country) · rup Chiprul (island or country) · oc Chipre (island or country) · grc Κύπρος (island or country) · sl Cíper (island or country) · rup Chiprulu (island or country) · ru Кипр (island or country) · hi साइप्रस (island or country) · ast Chipre (island or country) · vo Sipreän (island or country) · uz Kipr (island or country) · yo Kípírọ́sì (island or country) · dsb Cypern (island or country) · mi Haipara (island or country) · acw قبرص (island or country) · nv Béésh Łichíiʼii bikéyah (island or country) · chr ᏌᎢᏆᏍ (island or country) · tk Kipr (island or country) · szl Cyper (island or country) · szl Cypr (island or country) · mer Saipras (island or country) · he קַפְרִיסִין (island or country) · ko 키프로스 (island or country) · si සයිප්රස් (island or country) · ki Saipras (island or country) · chr ᏌᏈ (island or country) · se Kypros (island or country) · oc Cipre (island or country) · nb Kypros (island or country) · nn Kypros (island or country) · es Chipre (island or country) · cmn 塞浦路斯 (island or country) · th ไซปรัส (island or country) · tt Кипр (island or country) · el Κύπρος (island or country) · ky Кипр (island or country) · jv Siprus (island or country) · eu Zipre (island or country) · ja キプロス (island or country) · fi Kypros (island or country) · bew Sipres (island or country) · kmr Qibris (island or country) · bew Gibris (island or country) · ca Xipre (island or country) · ps قبرس (island or country) · sk Cyprus (island or country) · tr Kıbrıs (island or country) · or ସାଇପ୍ରସ (island or country) · sc Tzipru (island or country) · te కుప్ర (island or country) · am ቆጵሮስ (island or country) · mn Кипр (island or country) · sh Cȉpar (island or country) · luy Saipras (island or country) · km ស៊ីប (island or country) · hsb Cypernska (island or country) · aii ܩܸܘܦܪܘܿܣ (island or country) · rsk Кипар (island or country) · pt Chipre (island or country) · tg Кипр (island or country) · ast Xipre (island or country) · ti ቆጵሮስ (island or country) · sw Kuprosi (island or country) · gd Cìprus (island or country) · mr सायप्रस (island or country) · mr किब्रिस (island or country) · frp Ch·ipre (island or country) · crh Qıbrız (island or country) · my ဆိုက်ပရပ်စ် (island or country) · tg Қибрис (island or country) · kk Қыбрыс (island or country) · fr Chypre (island or country) · ms Cyprus (island or country) · sh Ки̏пар (island or country) · bn সাইপ্রাস (island or country) · ar قُبْرُص (island or country) · cs Kypr (island or country) · ka კვიპროსი (island or country) · ban Siprus (island or country) · rue Кіпр (island or country) · pl Cypr (island or country) · ko 끼쁘로스 (island or country) · nl Cyprus (island or country) · pnt Κύπρος (island or country) · gl Chipre (island or country) · bg Ки́пър (island or country) · ug سىپرۇس (island or country) · kn ಸಿಪ್ರಸ್ (island or country) · xcl Կիպրոս (island or country) · lv Kipra (island or country) · nrf Chypre (island or country) · csb Cyper (island or country) · sh Kȉpar (island or country) · fa-ira قِبْرِس (island or country) · ha Cyprus (island or country) · la Cyprus (island or country) · tl Tsipre (island or country) · ga an Chipir (island or country) · is Kýpur (island or country) · sv Cypern (island or country) · da Cypern (island or country) · lo ຊີບ (island or country) · cu Кѷпръ (island or country) · hi क़िब्रिस (island or country) · gu કિબ્રિસ (island or country) · ur قِبْرِص (island or country) · sq Qiproja (island or country) · as চাইপ্ৰাছ (island or country) · hy Կիպրոս (island or country) · ta சைப்பிரசு (island or country) · be Кіпр (island or country) · kam Saipras (island or country) · prs قِبْرِس (island or country) · mk Кипар (island or country) · co Cipru (island or country) · rup Chipru (island or country) · yi ציפּרוס (island or country) · id Siprus (island or country) · ro Cipru (island or country) · fur Cipri (island or country) · gur Kipro (island or country) · ia Cypro (island or country) · af Siprus (island or country) · ab Кипр (island or country) · et Küpros (island or country) · vi Síp (island or country) · io Chipro (island or country) · sh Ци̏пар (island or country)

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