name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation, US:/ˈsaɪ.pɹəs/
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British, Southern, Standard:/ˈsɑjpɹəs/
UK:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Australian, New-Zealand:/ˈsɑe.pɹəs/
Scotland:/ˈsʌɪ.pɾəs/
Wales:/ˈsaɪ.pɾəs/
homophone: cypress
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A suburban area of Beckton, borough of Newham, Greater London, England, named after the Mediterranean island (OS grid ref TQ4380).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A thin, translucent, usually black fabric, a kind of crape.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable
Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
an island in the eastern Mediterranean
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: island
5
noun
Meaning 5
a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Republic of Cyprus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: country, state, land
History
Etymology
From Latin Cyprus, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).
Across languages
Translations
161 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Abkhaz:
Кипр
(Kʼipʼr)
— island or country
Afrikaans:
Siprus
— island or country
Albanian:
Qipro
— island or country
Albanian:
Qiproja
— island or country
Amharic:
ቆጵሮስ
(ḳop̣ros)
— island or country
Arabic:
قُبْرُص
(qubruṣ)
— island or country
Arabic:
قبرص
(qubruṣ, gubruṣ)
— island or country
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܩܸܘܦܪܘܿܣ
(qupros)
— island or country
Armenian:
Կիպրոս
(Kipros)
— island or country
Old Armenian:
Կիպրոս
(Kipros)
— island or country
Aromanian:
Chipru
— island or country
Aromanian:
Chiprul
— island or country
Aromanian:
Chiprulu
— island or country
Assamese:
চাইপ্ৰাছ
(saipras)
— island or country
Asturian:
Chipre
— island or country
Asturian:
Xipre
— island or country
Azerbaijani:
Kipr
— island or country
Balinese:
Siprus
— island or country
Basque:
Zipre
— island or country
Belarusian:
Кіпр
(Kipr)
— island or country
Bengali:
সাইপ্রাস
(śaipraś)
— island or country
Betawi:
Kibris
— island or country
Betawi:
Gibris
— island or country
Betawi:
Sipres
— island or country
Breton:
Kiprenez
— island or country
Bulgarian:
Ки́пър
(Kípǎr)
— island or country
Burmese:
ဆိုက်ပရပ်စ်
(hcuikpa.rapc)
— island or country
Carpathian Rusyn:
Ці́прус
(Cíprus)
— island or country
Carpathian Rusyn:
Кіпр
(Kipr)
— island or country
Catalan:
Xipre
— island or country
Cherokee:
ᏌᎢᏆᏍ
(saiquas)
— island or country
Cherokee:
ᏌᏈ
(saqui)
— island or country
Chinese Cantonese:
塞浦路斯
(coi3 pou2 lou6 si1)
— island or country
Chinese Mandarin:
塞浦路斯
(Sàipǔlùsī)
— island or country
Corsican:
Cipru
— island or country
Crimean Tatar:
Qıbrız
— island or country
Czech:
Kypr
— island or country
Danish:
Cypern
— island or country
Dutch:
Cyprus
— island or country
Esperanto:
Kipro
— island or country
Estonian:
Küpros
— island or country
Farefare:
Kipro
— island or country
Faroese:
Kýpros
— island or country
Finnish:
Kypros
— island or country
Franco-Provençal:
Ch·ipre
— island or country
French:
Chypre
— island or country
Middle French:
Cyppre
— island or country
Friulian:
Cipri
— island or country
Galician:
Chipre
— island or country
Georgian:
კვიპროსი
(ḳviṗrosi)
— island or country
German:
Zypern
— island or country
Greek:
Κύπρος
(Kýpros)
— island or country
Ancient Greek:
Κύπρος
(Kúpros)
— island or country
Pontic Greek:
Κύπρος
(Kýpros)
— island or country
Gujarati:
કિબ્રિસ
(kibris)
— island or country
Hausa:
Cyprus
— island or country
Hebrew:
קַפְרִיסִין
(kafrisín)
— island or country
Hindi:
साइप्रस
(sāipras)
— island or country
Hindi:
क़िब्रिस
(qibris)
— island or country
Hindi:
किब्रिस
(kibris)
— island or country
Hungarian:
Ciprus
— island or country
Icelandic:
Kýpur
— island or country
Ido:
Chipro
— island or country
Indonesian:
Siprus
— island or country
Interlingua:
Cypro
— island or country
Irish:
an Chipir
— island or country
Italian:
Cipro
— island or country
Japanese:
キプロス
(Kipurosu)
— island or country
Javanese:
Siprus
— island or country
Kalenjin:
Saipras
— island or country
Kamba:
Saipras
— island or country
Kannada:
ಸಿಪ್ರಸ್
(sipras)
— island or country
Kashubian:
Cyper
— island or country
Kazakh:
Қыбрыс
(Qybrys)
— island or country
Khmer:
ស៊ីប
(siip)
— island or country
Kikuyu:
Saipras
— island or country
Korean:
키프로스
(Kipeuroseu)
— island or country
Korean:
끼쁘로스
(Kkippeuroseu)
— island or country
Northern Kurdish:
Qibris
— island or country
Kyrgyz:
Кипр
(Kipr)
— island or country
Lao:
ຊີບ
(sīp)
— island or country
Latin:
Cyprus
— island or country
Latvian:
Kipra
— island or country
Lithuanian:
Kipras
— island or country
Luhya:
Saipras
— island or country
Luo:
Saipras
— island or country
Macedonian:
Кипар
(Kipar)
— island or country
Malay:
Cyprus
— island or country
Malayalam:
സൈപ്രസ്
(saiprasŭ)
— island or country
Maltese:
Ċipru
— island or country
Māori:
Haipara
— island or country
Māori:
Kaiperu
— island or country
Marathi:
किब्रिस
(kibris)
— island or country
Marathi:
सायप्रस
(sāyapras)
— island or country
Meru:
Saipras
— island or country
Mongolian:
Кипр
(Kipr)
— island or country
Navajo:
Béésh Łichíiʼii bikéyah
— island or country
Norman:
Chypre
— island or country
Norwegian Bokmål:
Kypros
— island or country
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kypros
— island or country
Occitan:
Chipre
— island or country
Occitan:
Cipre
— island or country
Odia:
ସାଇପ୍ରସ
(sāiprasa)
— island or country
Church Slavic:
Кѷпръ
(Küprŭ)
— island or country
Old Norse:
Kípr
— island or country
Pannonian Rusyn:
Кипар
(Kipar)
— island or country
Pashto:
قبرس
(qebres)
— island or country
Dari:
قِبْرِس
(qibris)
— island or country
Iranian Persian:
قِبْرِس
(ġebres)
— island or country
Phoenician:
𐤀𐤋𐤔𐤉
— island or country
Polish:
Cypr
— island or country
Portuguese:
Chipre
— island or country
Rarotongan:
Kuro
— island or country
Romanian:
Cipru
— island or country
Romansh:
Cipra
— island or country
Russian:
Кипр
(Kipr)
— island or country
Northern Sami:
Kypros
— island or country
Sardinian:
Tzipru
— island or country
Scottish Gaelic:
Cìprus
— island or country
Scottish Gaelic:
Cìopras
— island or country
Serbo-Croatian:
Ки̏пар
— island or country
Serbo-Croatian:
Ци̏пар
— island or country
Serbo-Croatian:
Kȉpar
— island or country
Serbo-Croatian:
Cȉpar
— island or country
Silesian:
Cypr
— island or country
Silesian:
Cyper
— island or country
Sinhalese:
සයිප්රස්
(sayipras)
— island or country
Slovak:
Cyprus
— island or country
Slovene:
Cíper
— island or country
Lower Sorbian:
Cypern
— island or country
Upper Sorbian:
Cypernska
— island or country
Spanish:
Chipre
— island or country
Sundanese:
Siprus
— island or country
Swahili:
Kupro
— island or country
Swahili:
Kuprosi
— island or country
Swedish:
Cypern
— island or country
Tagalog:
Tsipre
— island or country
Tajik:
Қибрис
(Qibris)
— island or country
Tajik:
Кипр
(Kipr)
— island or country
Tamil:
சைப்பிரசு
(caippiracu)
— island or country
Tatar:
Кипр
(Kipr)
— island or country
Telugu:
సైప్రస్
(saipras)
— island or country
Telugu:
కుప్ర
(kupra)
— island or country
Thai:
ไซปรัส
(sai-bprás)
— island or country
Tibetan:
སེ་པི་རི་སི
(se pi ri si)
— island or country
Tigrinya:
ቆጵሮስ
(ḳop̣ros)
— island or country
Turkish:
Kıbrıs
— island or country
Ottoman Turkish:
قبرس
(Kıbrıs, Kıbrız)
— island or country