Cyprian
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
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}, {bawd}, {tart},
{cyprian}, {fancy woman}, {working girl}, {sporting lady},
{lady of pleasure}, {woman of the street}]
2: a native or inhabitant of Cyprus [syn: {Cypriot}, {Cypriote},
{Cyprian}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Cyprian \Cyp"ri*an\ (s?p"r?-an), a. [L. Cyprius, fr. Cyprus, Gr.
????, an island in the Mediterranean, renowned for the
worship of Venus.]
1. Belonging to Cyprus.
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2. Of, pertaining, or conducing to, lewdness.
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