Nicosia

From Medieval Latin and Old French Nicosia, from Byzantine Greek Λευκωσία (Leukōsía), variant of 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 Lefkosia.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌnɪkoʊˈsiə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌnɪkəˈsiːə/

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Nicosia

2. The capital city of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus.
3. A district of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus around the city.
4. A comune in Enna province, Sicily, Italy.

• Lefkosia (Greek endonym)

• North Nicosia

• Nicosian

• “Nicosia”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• Webster's New World College Dictionary. 3rd Edition. New York, Simon & Schuster Macmillan. (1988)

• Nicasio, icosian

• IPA^(key): /ni.koˈzi.a/^[1][2]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: Ni‧co‧sì‧a

From Medieval Latin and Old French Nicosia, from Byzantine Greek Λευκωσία (Leukōsía), q.v. Doublet of Lefkosia.

• Niccosia (archaic)^[2]

Nicosia f

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

• Lefkosia (Greek endonym)

Nicosia m or f by sense

1. a surname

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025

• acinosi, cianosi

From Medieval Latin and Old French Nicosia, from Byzantine Greek Λευκωσία (Leukōsía), q.v. Doublet of Lefkosia.

• IPA^(key): /niˈkosja/ [niˈko.sja]
• Rhymes: -osja
• Syllabification: Ni‧co‧sia

Nicosia f

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

• Lefkosia (Greek endonym)