Cyprus
A thin, translucent, usually black fabric, a kind of crapeA thin, translucent, usually black fabric, a kind of crape.
» Cyprus is an island.
Zypern ist eine Insel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Кипр — остров. — Wezel
Кипр - это остров. — marafon
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1 senses(historical, uncountable)A thin, translucent, usually black fabric, a kind of crape.
- an island in the eastern Mediterranean
- a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin
Examples
38 sentencesCyprus is an island.
ruКипр — остров. — Wezel
deZypern ist eine Insel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Cyprus is struggling to avoid bankruptcy.
Cyprus has a divided capital city.
Cyprus is called "Kıbrıs" in Turkish.
Кіпр турецькою мовою називається «Kıbrıs». — Ahha
Cyprus was a British protectorate.
Кіпр перебував під протекторатом Британії. — Walentinio
ruКипр был британским протекторатом. — marafon
deZypern war ein britisches Protektorat. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Latin Cyprus, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).From Latin Cyprus, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin:Republic of Cyprus
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable