cyprian : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: cyprian	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for cyprian
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cyprian adj of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture; "Cypriot expatriates"; "Cypriote monasteries" Synonym(s): Cyprian, Cypriote, Cypriot resembling the ancient orgiastic worship of Aphrodite on Cyprus n 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] a native or inhabitant of Cyprus Synonym(s): Cypriot, Cypriote, Cyprian
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cyprian \Cyp"ri*an\, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Cyprus, especially of ancient Cyprus; a Cypriot. 2. A lewd woman; a harlot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cyprian \Cyp"ri*an\ (s?p"r?-a]/>n), a. [L. Cyprius, fr. Cyprus, Gr. [?][?][?][?], an island in the Mediterranean, renowned for the worship of Venus.] 1. Belonging to Cyprus. 2. Of, pertaining, or conducing to, lewdness.