Lefkosia

English Etymology en :bor el:Λευκωσία 1 From en el Λευκωσία, from a variant of en gkm Λευκουσία, equivalent to grc λευκός white or grc λεύκη poplar + grc οὐσία property, estate, but deriving from various en grc - forms including grc Λευτεῶν, grc Λευκοθέον, and grc Λευκούπολις adapting an early or pre-Greek name variously recorded as grc Λέδραι, grc Λῆδρον, grc Λεδρῶν, grc Λήδρα, etc. en Lefkoşa Nicosia. Proper noun en sometimes _ offensive or proscribed en @synonym of:Nicosia capital city c/Cyprus and c/Northern Cyprus the; en district c/Cyprus and c/Northern Cyprus a district around the city. Usage notes As this form of the name is a direct transcription of the Greek form of the name rather than the Turkish, it may be taken as implying agreement with the Greek side in the modern Cypriot dispute. Note also that Cypriot Greek often uses /ʃ/ for /s/, making the local form of the endonym sound closer to the Turkish tr Lefkoşa. Derived terms en Lefkosian en Cyprus Spanish es: Etymology es :bor el:Λευκωσία 1 From es el Λευκωσία, from a variant of es gkm Λευκουσία, deriving from various es grc - forms adapting an early or pre-Greek name recorded under numerous variations of grc Λήδρα. Pronunciation Proper noun f es capital city c/Cyprus ; capital city c/Northern Cyprus Lefkosia