adj
Meaning 1
Cypriot
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Standard Lemma guide
Cyprian
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adj
Meaning 2
lewd, licentious
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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name
Meaning 3
Saint Cyprian, a 3rd-century bishop of Carthage, theologian, martyr, and saint
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
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name
Meaning 4
Cyprian, a saint figure celebrated alongside Justina in the Coptic and Eastern Orthodox Churches (and formerly in the Roman Catholic Church)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
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noun
Meaning 5
Cypriot
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
Meaning 6
A lewd woman; a harlot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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adjective
Meaning 7
of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Cypriot expatriates
- Cypriote monasteries
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Synonyms: Cypriote, Cypriot
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adjective satellite
Meaning 8
resembling the ancient orgiastic worship of Aphrodite on Cyprus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
Meaning 9
a native or inhabitant of Cyprus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Cypriot, Cypriote
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Broader terms: European
noun
Meaning 10
a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the street
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: woman, adult female
Narrower terms: call girl, camp follower, comfort woman, ianfu, demimondaine, streetwalker, street girl, hooker, hustler, floozy, floozie, slattern, white slave
History
Etymology
From Cyprus + -ian. In the sense of a lewd woman: because Cyprus was the place where Aphrodite was worshipped.
From Latin Cyprianus.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Greek: Κυπριανός (Kyprianós) — bishop of Carthage
- Hebrew: קיפריאמוס (kipriánus) — bishop of Carthage
- Japanese: きプリアヌス (Kipurianusu) — bishop of Carthage
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