[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]