cyprus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin
    Republic of Cyprus.
  2. noun an island in the eastern Mediterranean

WordNet

Cy"prus noun
Etymology
OE. cipres, cypirs; perh. so named as being first manufactured in Cyprus. Cf. Cipers.
Definitions
  1. A thin, transparent stuff, the same as, or corresponding to, crape. It was either white or black, the latter being most common, and used for mourning. Obs.
    Lawn as white as driven snow, Cyprus black as e'er was crow. Shak.

Webster 1913