Meaning of CYPRIAN
| Pronunciation: | | 'sipreeun
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- [n] a native or inhabitant of Cyprus
- [n] a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
- [adj] resembling the ancient orgiastic worship of Aphrodite on Cyprus
- [adj] of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture; "Cypriot expatriates"; "Cypriote monasteries"
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| | Synonyms: | | bawd, cocotte, Cypriot, Cypriot, Cypriote, Cypriote, fancy woman, harlot, lady of pleasure, prostitute, sporting lady, tart, trollop, unchaste, whore, woman of the street, working girl |
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| | See Also: | | adult female, call girl, camp follower, Cyprus, demimondaine, European, floozie, floozy, hooker, hustler, slattern, street girl, streetwalker, white slave, woman | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
\Cyp"ri*an\, n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Cyprus, especially of ancient
Cyprus; a Cypriot.
2. A lewd woman; a harlot.
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