Found 2 items, similar to cyprus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Cyprus Cyprus n 1: a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin [syn: Republic of Cyprus ] 2: an island in the eastern Mediterranean
English → English (gcide) Definition: Cyprus Cyprus \Cy"prus\ (s?"pr?s), n. [OE. cipres, cypirs; perh. so named as being first manufactured in Cyprus. Cf. Cipers.] A thin, transparent stuff, the same as, or corresponding to, crape. It was either white or black, the latter being most common, and used for mourning. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Lawn as white as driven snow, Cyprus black as e'er was crow. --Shak. [1913 Webster]