Nicosia
//ˌnɪkoʊˈsiə// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 The capital city of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus.
- 2 A district of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus around the city.
- 3 A comune in Enna province, Sicily, Italy.
Example
More examples"Nicosia is the capital of Cyprus."
Etymology
From Medieval Latin and Old French Nicosia, from Byzantine Greek Λευκωσία (Leukōsía), variant of Λευκουσία (Leukousía), equivalent to λευκός (leukós, “white”) or λεύκη (leúkē, “poplar”) + οὐσία (ousía, “property, estate”), but deriving from various Ancient Greek forms including Λευτεῶν (Leuteôn), Λευκοθέον (Leukothéon), and Λευκούπολις (Leukoúpolis) adapting an early or pre-Greek name variously recorded as Λέδραι (Lédrai), Λῆδρον (Lêdron), Λεδρῶν (Ledrôn), Λήδρα (Lḗdra), etc. Doublet of Lefkosia.
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