Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cyprian"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cyprian \Cyp"ri*an\ (s?p"r?-a]/>n), a. [L. Cyprius, fr. Cyprus,
Gr. ????, an island in the Mediterranean, renowned for the
worship of Venus.]
1. Belonging to Cyprus.
2. Of, pertaining, or conducing to, lewdness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cyprian \Cyp"ri*an\, n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Cyprus, especially of ancient
Cyprus; a Cypriot.
2. A lewd woman; a harlot.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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}, {trollop}, {bawd}, {tart},
{fancy woman}, {working girl}, {sporting lady}, {lady
of pleasure}, {woman of the street}]
2: a native or inhabitant of Cyprus [syn: {Cypriot}, {Cypriote},
{Cyprian}]
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