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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money;
[syn: prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the street]

2. a native or inhabitant of Cyprus;
[syn: Cypriot, Cypriote, Cyprian]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture;
- Example: "Cypriot expatriates"
- Example: "Cypriote monasteries"
[syn: Cyprian, Cypriote, Cypriot]

2. resembling the ancient orgiastic worship of Aphrodite on Cyprus; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cyprian \Cyp"ri*an\ (s?p"r?-an), a. [L. Cyprius, fr. Cyprus, Gr.
   ????, an island in the Mediterranean, renowned for the
   worship of Venus.]
   1. Belonging to Cyprus.
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   2. Of, pertaining, or conducing to, lewdness.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cyprian \Cyp"ri*an\, n.
   1. A native or inhabitant of Cyprus, especially of ancient
      Cyprus; a Cypriot.
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   2. A lewd woman; a harlot.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Cyprian
    adj 1: of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture;
           "Cypriot expatriates"; "Cypriote monasteries" [syn:
           Cyprian, Cypriote, Cypriot]
    2: resembling the ancient orgiastic worship of Aphrodite on
       Cyprus
    n 1: a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn:
         prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart,
         cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady,
         lady of pleasure, woman of the street]
    2: a native or inhabitant of Cyprus [syn: Cypriot, Cypriote,
       Cyprian]