English to afrikaans meaning of

cyprus

Ciprus is 'n selfstandige naamwoord wat verwys na 'n land wat in die oostelike Middellandse See geleë is. Dit is ook die derde grootste eiland in die Middellandse See. Daar word geglo dat die naam "Ciprus" afkomstig is van die antieke Griekse woord "Kupros", wat die naam was van 'n soort koper wat op die eiland ontgin is.

Sentence Examples

  1. Lovely as the Greek girls of Cyprus or Chios, Mercédès boasted the same bright flashing eyes of jet, and ripe, round, coral lips.
  2. Julia has traveled far and wide to all the places her grandmother told her about, gaining inspiration from her journeys to places like Nepal, Cyprus, Sri Lanka, Italy, France and many more.
  3. SONNET The lovely maid, she pierces now the wall Heart-pierced by her young Pyramus doth lie And Love spreads wing from Cyprus isle to fly, A chink to view so wondrous great and small.
  4. of happy memory, had made with Venice and Spain against the common enemy, the Turk, who had just then with his fleet taken the famous island of Cyprus, which belonged to the Venetians, a loss deplorable and disastrous.
  5. She started walking toward the creek and the shade of the Cyprus trees.
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