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Cyprus

Cy·prus

Cyprus

 
pronunciation:
saI prs
features:
Homophone Note
part of speech: noun
definition: a country on an island in the Mediterranean Sea near the coast of Turkey. Nicosia is the capital of Cyprus.
 
Homophone Note
The words Cyprus and cypress (an evergreen tree) sound alike but have different meanings.