Nicosia
See also: Nicósia
English
Etymology
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
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌnɪkoʊˈsiə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌnɪkəˈsiːə/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Proper noun
Nicosia
- The capital city of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus.
- A district of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus around the city.
Synonyms
- Lefkosia (Greek endonym)
Related terms
Translations
capital of Cyprus
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References
- “Nicosia”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- The template Template:R:Webster NWCD 1988 does not use the parameter(s):
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Italian
Etymology
From Medieval Latin and Old French Nicosia, from Byzantine Greek Λευκωσία (Leukōsía), q.v. Doublet of Lefkosia.
Synonyms
- Lefkosia (Greek endonym)
Spanish
Etymology
From Medieval Latin and Old French Nicosia, from Byzantine Greek Λευκωσία (Leukōsía), q.v. Doublet of Lefkosia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /niˈkosja/ [niˈko.sja]
- Rhymes: -osja
- Syllabification: Ni‧co‧sia
Synonyms
- Lefkosia (Greek endonym)
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