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Chypre
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chypre
English
Noun
Any of several perfumes having a citrus top note and woody base notes.
Anagrams
en cehpry Cypher cypher
French
fr:
Alternative forms
fr Cypre archaic
Etymology
From fr la Cyprus, from fr grc Κύπρος.
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Fhala.K-Chypre.wav
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-Chypre.wav <<France>> (<<Paris>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-Chypre.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-Chypre.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
Proper noun
f
fr Cyprus Q229 fr:République de Chypre
Usage notes
Unlike most country names in French, Chypre is not preceded by the definite article. Moreover, unlike most country names that are feminine in French, to go to Cyprus is expressed as aller à Chypre in French.
Derived terms
fr Chypre du Nord
Descendants
km ស៊ីប 1
lo ຊີບ sīp 1
pt Chipre 1
es Chipre 1
vi Síp 1
See also
fr exonyms
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from nrf fr Chypre.
Pronunciation
nrf
nrf Jer-Chypre.ogg Jersey
Proper noun
f
nrf Jersey nrf Cyprus Q229