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Cyprian

1 American  
[sip-ree-uhn] / ˈsɪp ri ən /

noun

  1. Saint Thascius Caecillus Cyprianus, a.d. c200–258, early church father, bishop, and martyr.

Cyprian 2 American  
[sip-ree-uhn] / ˈsɪp ri ən /

adjective

  1. noting or pertaining to the worship of Aphrodite or to conduct inspired by Aphrodite.

  2. lewd; licentious.

  3. Cypriot.

noun

  1. a person from Cyprus or the language spoken there.

  2. a lewd or licentious person, especially a prostitute.

  3. the Cyprian, Aphrodite: so called because her cult was centered on Cyprus.

Cyprian 1 British  
/ ˈsɪprɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Cyprus

  2. of or resembling the ancient orgiastic worship of Aphrodite on Cyprus

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noun

  1. obsolete (often not capital) a licentious person, esp a prostitute or dancer

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noun

  1. another word for Cypriot

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Cyprian 2 British  
/ ˈsɪprɪən /

noun

  1. Saint. ?200–258 ad , bishop of Carthage and martyr. Feast day: Sept 26 or 16

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Etymology

Origin of Cyprian

1590–1600; < Latin Cypri(us) of Cyprus (< Greek Kýprios, derivative of Kýpros Cyprus ) + -an

Example Sentences

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The field team, led by Cyprian Nyete, mainly consists of a group of highly trained Kenyans who live locally and scour the landscape after heavy rains.

From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2024

“I want everybody to be vaccinated,” Ngong Cyprian, a 42-year-old doctor, told Reuters in the capital Abuja as he became the first in Nigeria to receive his shot, while officials clapped and cheered.

From Reuters • Mar. 5, 2021

Monsignor Charles Pope of Holy Comforter St. Cyprian Catholic Church on East Capitol Street was admitted to the hospital on July 27 after experiencing a high fever.

From Washington Post • Aug. 2, 2020

During the Plague of Cyprian in the mid-200s in Rome, agricultural production collapsed as farmers died, and people fled to the cities.

From Salon • May 4, 2020

They fought much more fiercely than Trent Bolger and Cyprian Cusumano, and I was shifting the balance of their vendetta by preventing Ali-Reza from scoring.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

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