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Meaning of Cyprus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈsaɪ.pɹəs

Definitions

  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 thin, translucent, usually black fabric, a kind of crape.
    historical, uncountable
  3. A suburban area of Beckton, borough of Newham, Greater London, England, named after the Mediterranean island (OS grid ref TQ4380).

Equivalents

Afrikaans Siprus
العربية قبرص
Azərbaycanca Kipr
Български Кипър
বাংলা সাইপ্রাস
བོད་སྐད སེ་པི་རི་སི
Bosanski Кипар
Català Xipre
Čeština Kypr
Dansk Cypern
Deutsch Zypern
Ελληνικά Αλαμινός Κύπρος
Esperanto Kipro
Español Chipre
Eesti Küpros
Euskara Zipre
Suomi Kypros
Français Chypre
Galego Chipre
עברית קפריסין
हिन्दी साइप्रस
Hrvatski Cipar Ципар
Magyar ciprus
Հայերեն Կիպրոս
Bahasa Indonesia Siprus
Íslenska Kýpur
Italiano Cipro
日本語 キプロス
ქართული კვიპროსი
Қазақша Қыбрыс
ខ្មែរ ស៊ីប
Kurdî şîp
Latina Cyprus
Lietuvių Kipras
Latviešu Kipra
Македонски Кипар
मराठी सायप्रस
Bahasa Melayu Cyprus
Malti Ċipru
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဆိုက်ပရပ်စ်
Nederlands Cyprus
Polski cypr
Português Chipre
Română Cipru
Русский Кипр
Slovenčina Cyprus
Slovenščina Ciper
Shqip Qipro Qiproja
Српски Кипар
Svenska Cypern
தமிழ் சைப்பிரசு
తెలుగు కుప్ర
Тоҷикӣ Кипр Қибрис
ไทย ไซปรัส
Türkmençe Kipr
Tagalog Tsipre
Türkçe Kıbrıs
ئۇيغۇرچە سىپرۇس
Українська Кіпр
اردو قبرص
Tiếng Việt Síp

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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