Definitions for: Cyprus


[n] an island in the eastern Mediterranean
[n] a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin



Webster (1913) Definition: Cy"prus (s?"pr?s), n. [OE. cipres, cypirs; perh. so
named as being first manufactured in Cyprus. Cf. Cipers.]
A thin, transparent stuff, the same as, or corresponding to,
crape. It was either white or black, the latter being most
common, and used for mourning. [Obs.]

Lawn as white as driven snow, Cyprus black as e'er was
crow. --Shak.

See Also: capital of Cyprus, country, Cyprian, Cypriot, Cypriote, Cyprus, island, land, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea, Nicosia, Republic of Cyprus, state

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