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nicosian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nicosian
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus.

noun

A person from Nicosia.

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Nicosianus, from Nicosia + -ānus. Equivalent to Nicosia + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Nicosians (plural)

Synonyms

Lefkosian

Questions

What does nicosian mean?
Of, from, or pertaining to Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus.
Where does nicosian come from?
From Medieval Latin Nicosianus, from Nicosia + -ānus. Equivalent to Nicosia + -an.

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