Nicosia

See also: Nicósia

English

Etymology

From an Old French corruption of Ancient Greek Λευκωσία (Leukōsía). For a similar Old French corruption of initial /l/, see French niveau (from a masculinized derivative of Latin lībella).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌnɪkəˈsiːə/

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Proper noun

Nicosia

1. The capital city of Cyprus; capital city of Northern Cyprus.

Synonyms

• Lefkosia

Derived terms

• Nicosian

Translations

capital of Cyprus

• Arabic: نِيقُوسِيَا f (nīqōsiyā), لِفْقُسِيَة f (lifqusiya) (archaic)
• Armenian: Նիկոսիա (Nikosia)
• Belarusian: Нікасі́я f (Nikasíja)
• Bulgarian: Нико́зия f (Nikózija)
• Catalan: Nicòsia f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 尼科西亞／尼科西亚 (zh) (Níkēxīyà), 尼科西亚 (zh) (Níkēxīyǎ)

• Corsican: Nicosia f
• Czech: Nikósie (cs) f
• Danish: Nicosia
• Dutch: Nicosia n
• Finnish: Nikosia (fi)
• French: Nicosie (fr) f
• Galician: Nicosia (gl) f
• Georgian: ნიქოზია (nikozia)
• German: Nikosia (de) n
• Greek: Λευκωσία (el) f (Lefkosía)
• Hindi: निकोसिया (nikosiyā)
• Irish: an Niocóis f, an Leafcóis f
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• Italian: Nicosia f
• Japanese: ニコシア (Nikoshia)
• Korean: 니코시아 (Nikosia)
• Latin: Nicosia f
• Latvian: Nikosija f
• Lithuanian: Nikosija f
• Macedonian: Никозија f (Nikozija), Левкозија f (Levkozija)
• Maltese: Nikosija
• Navajo: Nikʼóósiya
• Occitan: Nicosia f
• Persian: نیکوزیا (nikozyâ)
• Polish: Nikozja (pl) f
• Portuguese: Nicósia (pt) f
• Russian: Никоси́я f (Nikosíja)
• Spanish: Nicosia (es)
• Thai: นิโคเซีย (ní-koo-siia)
• Turkish: Lefkoşa (tr)
• Ukrainian: Нікосі́я f (Nikosíja)
• Uzbek: Nikosiya
• Vietnamese: Ni-cô-xi-a
• Yiddish: ניקאָסיע (nikosye)

Anagrams

• Nicasio, icosian

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Italian

Proper noun

Nicosia f

1. Nicosia (the capital city of Cyprus; capital city of Northern Cyprus)

Anagrams

• acinosi, ci siano, cianosi

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niˈkosja/ [niˈko.sja]

Proper noun

Nicosia ?

1. Nicosia (the capital city of Cyprus; capital city of Northern Cyprus)