cyprian

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}]
    

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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Cyprian \Cyp"ri*an\, n.
   1. A native or inhabitant of Cyprus, especially of ancient
      Cyprus; a Cypriot.
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   2. A lewd woman; a harlot.
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