Nicosia

[ nik-uh-see-uh ]

noun

1. a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.

Nicosia

/ ˌnɪkəˈsiːə; -ˈsɪə /

noun

1. the capital of Cyprus, in the central part on the Pedieos River: capital since the 10th century. Pop (Greek and Turkish): 211 000 (2005 est) Greek nameLevkosiaLeukosia Turkish nameLefkoşa

Example Sentences

Nicosia has been aggressively courting Tel Aviv to this end.

From The Daily Beast

I am given a cabin to share with the MP, whom I view after the long days in Nicosia more and more as a very old friend.

From The Daily Beast

Nicosia is a very handsomely built town, with beautiful gardens, and surrounded with strongly built fortifications.

From Project Gutenberg

We visited severally Nicosia, the inland capital of the kingdom, Fuma Gosta, and a few other unimportant sea-side villages.

From Project Gutenberg

And Bisset forthwith related several incidents that had occurred during the residence of the Tartars at Nicosia.

From Project Gutenberg

In the Karpas and in and around Nicosia a bi-voltine race is reared.

From Project Gutenberg

Nicosia, however, has one feature which is in Damascus wanting.

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