Nicosia

American  

[nik-uh-see-uh] / ˌnɪk əˈsi ə /

noun

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

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Nicosia British  

/ -ˈsɪə, ˌnɪkəˈsiːə /

noun

1. Greek name: Levkosia.   Leukosia.  Turkish name: Lefkoşa.  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)

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Example Sentences

Not far from the protest tourists queue up at a checkpoint allowing passage into the Turkish-controlled part of Nicosia.

From BBC

Visiting Nicosia on Tuesday, Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias promised that "Greece is present, and will continue to be present to assist in any way in the defence of the Republic of Cyprus".

From BBC

The work, licensed by Cyprus' Department of Antiquities in Nicosia, is to inform site management by the DIO, which is the custodian of the UK and overseas Defence estate.

From Science Daily

In recent months, there were Greek Cypriot accusations of stepped up, unauthorized Turkish Cypriot incursions into the U.N.-controlled buffer zone in a suburb of Nicosia, the country’s divided capital.

From Seattle Times

On Tuesday the prosecution appeal against Mr Hunter's acquittal for murder and his sentence for manslaughter came before the Court of Appeal in Nicosia.

From BBC