Nicosia

From Medieval Latin and Old French Nicosia, from Byzantine Greek Λευκωσία (Leukōsía), variant of Λευκουσία (Leukousía), equivalent to λευκός (leukós, “white”) or λεύκη (leúkē, “poplar”) + οὐσία (ousía, “property, estate”), but deriving from various Ancient Greek forms including Λευτεῶν (Leuteôn), Λευκοθέον (Leukothéon), and Λευκούπολις (Leukoúpolis) adapting an early or pre-Greek name variously recorded as Λέδραι (Lédrai), Λῆδρον (Lêdron), Λεδρῶν (Ledrôn), Λήδρα (Lḗdra), etc. Doublet of Lefkosia.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌnɪkoʊˈsiə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌnɪkəˈsiːə/

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Nicosia

1. The capital city of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus.
2. A district of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus around the city.

• Lefkosia (Greek endonym)

• Nicosian

• “Nicosia”, in Collins English Dictionary.
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• Nicasio, icosian

From Medieval Latin and Old French Nicosia, from Byzantine Greek Λευκωσία (Leukōsía), q.v. Doublet of Lefkosia.

Nicosia f

1. Nicosia (the capital city of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus)

• Lefkosia (Greek endonym)

• acinosi, ci siano, cianosi

From Medieval Latin and Old French Nicosia, from Byzantine Greek Λευκωσία (Leukōsía), q.v. Doublet of Lefkosia.

• IPA^(key): /niˈkosja/ [niˈko.sja]
• Rhymes: -osja
• Syllabification: Ni‧co‧sia

Nicosia f

1. Nicosia (the capital city of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus)

• Lefkosia (Greek endonym)