Nicosia
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See also: Nicósia
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin and Old French Nicosia, from Byzantine Greek Λευκωσία (Leukōsía), variant of Λευκουσία (Leukousía), equivalent to λευκός (leukós, “white”) or λεύκη (leúkē, “poplar”) + οὐσία (ousía, “property, estate”), but deriving from various Ancient Greek forms including Λευτεῶν (Leuteôn), Λευκοθέον (Leukothéon), and Λευκούπολις (Leukoúpolis) adapting an early or pre-Greek name variously recorded as Λέδραι (Lédrai), Λῆδρον (Lêdron), Λεδρῶν (Ledrôn), Λήδρα (Lḗdra), etc. Doublet of Lefkosia.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌnɪkoʊˈsiə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌnɪkəˈsiːə/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Nicosia
- The capital city of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus.
- A district of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus around the city.
Synonyms[edit]
- Lefkosia (Greek endonym)
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
capital of Cyprus
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References[edit]
- “Nicosia”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- The template Template:R:Webster NWCD 1988 does not use the parameter(s):
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Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin and Old French Nicosia, from Byzantine Greek Λευκωσία (Leukōsía), q.v. Doublet of Lefkosia.
Proper noun[edit]
Nicosia f
- Nicosia (the capital city of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus)
Synonyms[edit]
- Lefkosia (Greek endonym)
Anagrams[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin and Old French Nicosia, from Byzantine Greek Λευκωσία (Leukōsía), q.v. Doublet of Lefkosia.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Nicosia f
- Nicosia (the capital city of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus)
Synonyms[edit]
- Lefkosia (Greek endonym)
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- en:Cities in Cyprus
- en:National capitals
- en:Places in Cyprus
- en:Districts of Cyprus
- English exonyms
- en:Cyprus
- Italian terms borrowed from Medieval Latin
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- Italian terms borrowed from Old French
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- Italian proper nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- it:Cities in Cyprus
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- Rhymes:Spanish/osja
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- Spanish feminine nouns
- es:Cities in Cyprus
- es:National capitals
- es:Places in Cyprus
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