Cyprus
/ˈsaɪ.pɹəs/
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British/ˈsɑjpɹəs/
Cyprus proper noun: 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.
Proper noun
Cyprus
- 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.
- A suburban area of Beckton, borough of Newham, Greater London, England, named after the Mediterranean island (OS grid ref TQ4380).
Noun
Cyprus (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
Cyprus meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Cyprus in Hindi
- island or country
- साइप्रस sāipras, क़िब्रिस qibris, किब्रिस kibris
Cyprus in Tamil
- island or country
- சைப்பிரசு caippiracu
Cyprus in Marathi
- island or country
- किब्रिस kibris, सायप्रस sāyapras
Cyprus in Urdu
- island or country
- قِبْرِص qibris
More languagesFewer languages
- Cyprus in Bengali
- সাইপ্রাস śaipraś
- Cyprus in Telugu
- సైప్రస్ saipras, కుప్ర kupra
- Cyprus in Malayalam
- സൈപ്രസ് saiprasŭ
- Cyprus in Kannada
- ಸಿಪ್ರಸ್ sipras
- Cyprus in Gujarati
- કિબ્રિસ kibris
- Cyprus in Odia
- ସାଇପ୍ରସ sāiprasa
- Cyprus in Sinhala
- සයිප්රස් sayipras
- Cyprus in Assamese
- চাইপ্ৰাছ saipras
- Cyprus in Pashto
- قبرس qebres
- Cyprus in Tagalog
- Tsipre
- Cyprus in Arabic
- قُبْرُص qubruṣ
- Cyprus in Malay
- Cyprus
- Cyprus in Indonesian
- Siprus
- Cyprus in Thai
- ไซปรัส sai-bprás
- Cyprus in Vietnamese
- Síp
- Cyprus in Myanmar
- ဆိုက်ပရပ်စ် hcuikpa.rapc
Forms of Cyprus
| alternative form | cypress |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | cypres |
Origin of Cyprus
From Latin Cyprus, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).
Words formed from Cyprus
Phrases with Cyprus
Questions about Cyprus
- What does Cyprus mean?
- Cyprus means 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.
- What is Cyprus in Hindi?
- Cyprus in Hindi is साइप्रस (sāipras), क़िब्रिस (qibris), किब्रिस (kibris). See Cyprus meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Cyprus?
- Cyprus can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Cyprus?
- Cyprus is pronounced /ˈsaɪ.pɹəs/ (UK).
Words near Cyprus in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Cyprus (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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