Cyprus
['saiprəs]
Definition
(noun.) an island in the eastern Mediterranean.
(noun.) a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin.
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Definition
(n.) 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.
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Definition
n. a thin transparent black stuff a kind of crape.—n. Cy′prus-lawn (Milt.).
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Examples
- Cyprus and the Greek islands were dragged into this contest that Histi?us had stirred up, and at last Athens. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This race lived not only in Crete, but in Cyprus, Greece, Asia Minor, Sicily, and South Italy. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The virtuous Brutus lent money in Cyprus at eight-and-forty per cent. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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