קפריסין

Hebrew

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /kafʁiˈsin/
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

קַפְרִיסִין • (kafrisínf

  1. Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia)
    קפריסין הוא אי בים התיכון, מדרום לטורקיה וממערב לסוריה.
    Cyprus is an island in the Mediterranean, south of Turkey and west of Syria

See also

countries in Europe: מְדִינוֹת באֵירוֹפָּה (m'dinót b'erópa) (appendix)edit