Nicosia

American  

[nik-uh-see-uh] / ˌnɪk əˈsi ə /

noun

1. a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.

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Nicosia British  

/ -ˈsɪə, ˌnɪkəˈsiːə /

noun

1. Greek name: Levkosia.   Leukosia.  Turkish name: Lefkoşa.  the capital of Cyprus, in the central part on the Pedieos River: capital since the 10th century. Pop (Greek and Turkish): 211 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

The work, licensed by Cyprus' Department of Antiquities in Nicosia, is to inform site management by the DIO, which is the custodian of the UK and overseas Defence estate.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2024

In recent months, there were Greek Cypriot accusations of stepped up, unauthorized Turkish Cypriot incursions into the U.N.-controlled buffer zone in a suburb of Nicosia, the country’s divided capital.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2024

On Tuesday the prosecution appeal against Mr Hunter's acquittal for murder and his sentence for manslaughter came before the Court of Appeal in Nicosia.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2023

"Those two words should guide us. We can be optimistic, but we are not naive," Mitsotakis told reporters after meeting Christodoulides in Nicosia, Cyprus's ethnically-split capital.

From Reuters • Jul. 31, 2023

Milo had been elected mayor of Palermo —and of nearby Carini, Monreale, Bagheria, Termini Imerese, Cefali, Mistretta and Nicosia as well—because he had brought Scotch to Sicily.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller