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CYPRUS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An island in the eastern Mediterraneanplay

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 originplay

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)

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