'Cyprian' definitions:

Definition of 'Cyprian'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture; "Cypriot expatriates"; "Cypriote monasteries" [syn: Cyprian, Cypriote, Cypriot]
adjective
Resembling the ancient orgiastic worship of Aphrodite on Cyprus
noun
A woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn: prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the street]
noun
A native or inhabitant of Cyprus [syn: Cypriot, Cypriote, Cyprian]

Definition of 'Cyprian'

From: GCIDE
  • Cyprian \Cyp"ri*an\ (s?p"r?-an), a. [L. Cyprius, fr. Cyprus, Gr. ????, an island in the Mediterranean, renowned for the worship of Venus.]
  • 1. Belonging to Cyprus. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Of, pertaining, or conducing to, lewdness. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Cyprian'

From: GCIDE
  • Cyprian \Cyp"ri*an\, n.
  • 1. A native or inhabitant of Cyprus, especially of ancient Cyprus; a Cypriot. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A lewd woman; a harlot. [1913 Webster]

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