"Lefkosia" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Greek Λευκωσία (Lefkosía), from a variant of Byzantine Greek 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 Nicosia. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|el|Λευκωσία}} Greek Λευκωσία (Lefkosía), {{der|en|gkm|Λευκουσία}} Byzantine Greek Λευκουσία (Leukousía), {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{doublet|en|Nicosia}} Doublet of Nicosia Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lefkosia
  1. (sometimes offensive or proscribed) Synonym of Nicosia, the capital city of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus. Wikipedia link: Lefkosia Tags: offensive, proscribed, sometimes Categories (place): Cities in Cyprus, Cyprus, National capitals, Places in Cyprus Synonyms: Nicosia [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: Lefkosian
    Sense id: en-Lefkosia-en-name-DxHePYnp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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