"Cyprian" meaning in English

See Cyprian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Cyprian [comparative], most Cyprian [superlative]
Etymology: From Cyprus + -ian. In the sense of a lewd woman: because Cyprus was the place where Aphrodite was worshipped. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|Cyprus|ian}} Cyprus + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Cyprian (comparative more Cyprian, superlative most Cyprian)
  1. (archaic) Cypriot Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-Cyprian-en-adj-i0C0xqEu
  2. (obsolete) lewd, licentious Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-Cyprian-en-adj-OwBZmNtg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 31 24 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 8 66 8 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 55 18 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 56 18 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Pancyprian

Noun

Forms: Cyprians [plural]
Etymology: From Cyprus + -ian. In the sense of a lewd woman: because Cyprus was the place where Aphrodite was worshipped. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|Cyprus|ian}} Cyprus + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} Cyprian (plural Cyprians)
  1. (archaic) Cypriot Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-Cyprian-en-noun-i0C0xqEu
  2. (obsolete) A lewd woman; a harlot. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-Cyprian-en-noun-~xE7zlu4

Inflected forms

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