Paphos

American  

[pey-fos] / ˈpeɪ fɒs /

noun

1. an ancient city in SW Cyprus.

2. Classical Mythology. Also Paphus the son of Pygmalion, who inherited the throne of Cyprus.

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Paphos ¹ British  

/ ˈpafɒs /

noun

1. a town in SW Cyprus, near the sites of two ancient cities: famous as the centre of Aphrodite worship and traditionally the place at which she landed after her birth among the waves. Pop: 53 060 (2001)

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Paphos ² British  

/ ˈpeɪfɒs, ˈpeɪfəs /

noun

1. Greek myth the son of Pygmalion and Galatea, who succeeded his father on the throne of Cyprus

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Example Sentences

"This is essential for international trade, but also for the flow of gas and oil, which must be able to leave this region once again," said Macron in Paphos on the southwestern coast of Cyprus.

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Paphos airport in western Cyprus was also evacuated but later got the all clear and was operating as normal, an airport official said.

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More than 60 flights had been cancelled at Larnaca and Paphos airports, the official added.

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UK low-cost airline EasyJet later said it was cancelling three flights to Britain scheduled from the Mediterranean island, while Paphos Airport in the west was evacuated.

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An Iranian drone hit the runway of a UK air force base in Akrotiri in Cyprus, whose government announced that the airport in its town of Paphos and the area around the British facility would be evacuated.

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