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Cyprus in British English
(ˈsaɪprəs)
noun
an island in the E Mediterranean: ceded to Britain by Turkey in 1878 and made a colony in 1925; became an independent republic in 1960 as a member of the Commonwealth; invaded by Turkey in 1974 following a Greek-supported military coup, leading to the partition of the island. In 1983 the Turkish-controlled northern sector declared itself to be an independent state as the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus but failed to receive international recognition. Attempts by the UN to broker a reunification agreement have failed. Cyprus joined the EU in 2004. The UK maintains two enclaves as military bases (Akrotiri and Dhekelia Sovereign Base Areas), which are not included in Cyprus politically. Languages: Greek and Turkish.Religions: Greek Orthodox and Muslim. Currency: euro and Turkish lira. Capital: Nicosia. Pop: 1 179 551 (2017 est). Area: 9251 sq km (3571 sq miles)
Cyprus in American English
(ˈsaɪprəs)
country on an island at the E end of the Mediterranean, south of Turkey: colonized by Phoenicians and ancient Greeks; at various times ruled by Persian, Roman, Ptolemaic, Byzantine, & Ottoman Empires: formerly a British territory, it became independent in 1960 & a member of the Commonwealth in 1961: 3,572 sq mi (9,251 sq km); pop. 714,000; cap. Nicosia
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British English: Cyprus /ˈsaɪprəs/ NOUN
Cyprus is an island in the East Mediterranean.
- American English: Cyprus
- Arabic: قُبْرُص
- Brazilian Portuguese: Chipre
- Chinese: 塞浦路斯
- Croatian: Cipar
- Czech: Kypr
- Danish: Cypern
- Dutch: Cyprus
- European Spanish: Chipre
- Finnish: Kypros
- French: Chypre
- German: Zypern
- Greek: Κύπρος
- Italian: Cipro
- Japanese: キプロス
- Korean: 키프로스
- Norwegian: Kypros
- Polish: Cypr
- European Portuguese: Chipre
- Romanian: Cipru
- Russian: Кипр
- Latin American Spanish: Chipre
- Swedish: Cypern
- Thai: ประเทศไซปรัส
- Turkish: Kıbrıs
- Ukrainian: Кіпр
- Vietnamese: đảo Síp
Chinese translation of 'Cyprus'
Cyprus
(ˈsaɪprəs)
n
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塞浦路斯
(Sàipǔlùsī)
Seecypress
- come under fire
- come under the hammer
- come unglued
- come unstuck
- come up
- come up against
- come up against a brick wall
- come up for
- come up in the world
- come upon
- comeuppance
- come up roses
- come up smelling of roses
- come up smiling
- come up to
- come up to something
- come up trumps
- come up with
- come up with something
- come-up-with-the-goods
- come up with the goods to deliver the goods
- come what may
- come within a hair's breadth of doing something
- come-within-a-hair's-breadth-of-doing-something-
- come within an ace of something