1. cyprus(n = noun.location) republic of cyprus - a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin;
is a kind of country, land, state
is a part of cyprus
has parts: capital of cyprus, nicosia
Derived form adjective cyprian1
2. cyprus(n = noun.location) - an island in the eastern Mediterranean;
is a kind of island
is a part of mediterranean, mediterranean sea
has parts: cyprus, republic of cyprus
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. [1913 Webster]
"Lawn as white as driven snow,
Cyprus black as e'er was crow." [1913 Webster]