Definition of cyprus Cyprus

/sajˈpɹʌs/ - [sayprus] - cy•prus

We found 9 definitions of cyprus from 6 different sources.

What does cyprus mean?

Noun
cyprus - a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin
		Republic of Cyprus
		cyprus an island in the eastern Mediterranean
cyprus - an island in the eastern Mediterranean
		mediterranean, mediterranean sea the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
		republic of cyprus, cyprus an island in the eastern Mediterranean

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cyprus (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.

cyprus
Country between Europe and the Middle East, in the Mediterranean Sea, with capital Nicosia.
cyprus
ISO 639-6 entity
cyprus
Island between Europe and the Middle East, in the Mediterranean Sea.

cyprus
sī′prus, n. a thin, transparent, black stuff, a kind of crape.—n. Cy′prus-lawn (Milt.). [Prob. named from the island of Cyprus.]

cyprus
The most eastern island in the Mediterranean, near the mouth of the Gulf of Iskanderoon. It was divided among several petty kings till the time of Cyrus of Persia, who subdued them. It was taken by the Greeks in 477 B.C., and ranked among the proconsular provinces in the reign of Augustus. It was conquered by the Saracens, 648 A.D., but recovered by the Greeks in 957. It was reduced by Richard I. of England in 1191, and given by him to Guy de Lusignan, who became king in 1192, and whose descendants governed it until 1489, when it was sold to the Venetians. It was taken by the Turks in August, 1571, and held by them until June, 1878, when it was awarded to England by the “Peace Congress of Berlin.”

Cyprus is a country in Asia, that is often counted as part of Europe for reasons of culture and history. It is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. The capital is Nicosia. Most of the population speaks Greek, but the north of the island is ruled separately and is Turkish-speaking. In July 1974 Turkey liberated the north of Cyprus after Greek rebellion groups working for the government started wide spread violence against the Turkish community to destroy the large minorities and unite the island with Greece under a campaign known as ENOSIS, first brought forward by Greek ruler Makarious, an orthodox Greek Christian. Originally, the Turkish Ottoman Empire had control of Cyprus, before temporarily renting it to the British to pay off debts. The land was not returned after Britain declared war on Turkey, in which Turkey became victorious and established an independent republic under the first president Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. The South side of Cyprus, currently being occupied by the Greeks, is part of the European Union, in which Turkey and the Northern Turkish republic of Cyprus is seeking membership in also.