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CYPRUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An island in the eastern Mediterranean
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)
Meronyms (parts of "Cyprus"):
Cyprus; Republic of Cyprus (a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin)
Meronyms (members of "Cyprus"):
Cyprian; Cypriot; Cypriote (a native or inhabitant of Cyprus)
Holonyms ("Cyprus" is a part of...):
Mediterranean; Mediterranean Sea (the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin
Synonyms:
Cyprus; Republic of Cyprus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)
Meronyms (parts of "Cyprus"):
capital of Cyprus; Nicosia (the capital and largest city of Cyprus)
Domain member region:
enosis (the union of Greece and Cyprus (which is the goal of a group of Greek Cypriots))
Holonyms ("Cyprus" is a part of...):
Cyprus (an island in the eastern Mediterranean)
Derivation:
Cyprian (of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture)
