Meanings
- A geographic region and de facto unrecognized country comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus, internationally recognized as part of the country of Cyprus. Official name: Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Capital: North Nicosia.
Synonyms: North Cyprus
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA geographic region and de facto unrecognized country comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus, internationally recognized as part of the country of Cyprus. Official name: Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Capital: North Nicosia.
Translations
Arabic قُبْرُص الشَّمَالِيَّة
- قُبْرُص الشَّمَالِيَّة (qubruṣ aš-šamāliyya)de facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Bengali উত্তর সাইপ্রাস
- উত্তর সাইপ্রাস (uttor śaipraś)de facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Bulgarian Се́верен Ки́пър
- Се́верен Ки́пър (Séveren Kípăr)de facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Catalan Xipre del Nord
- Xipre del Nordde facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Chinese Mandarin 北塞浦路斯, 北賽普勒斯 /北赛普勒斯
- 北塞浦路斯 (Běi Sàipǔlùsī)de facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
- 北賽普勒斯 /北赛普勒斯 (Běi Sàipǔlèsī)de facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Czech Severní Kypr
- Severní Kyprde facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Danish Nordcypern, Det Nordlige Cypern
- Nordcypernde facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
- Det Nordlige Cypernde facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Dutch Noord-Cyprus
- Noord-Cyprusde facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Estonian Põhja-Küpros
- Põhja-Küprosde facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Finnish Pohjois-Kypros
- Pohjois-Kyprosde facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
French Chypre du Nord
- Chypre du Nordde facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
German Nordzypern
- Nordzypernde facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Greek Βόρεια Κύπρος
- Βόρεια Κύπρος (Vóreia Kýpros)de facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Hebrew צפון קפריסין
- צפון קפריסין (ts'fon kafrisín)de facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Hindi उत्तरी साइप्रस
- उत्तरी साइप्रस (uttarī sāipras)de facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Hungarian Észak-Ciprus
- Észak-Ciprusde facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Icelandic Norður-Kýpur
- Norður-Kýpurde facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Indonesian Siprus Utarа
- Siprus Utarаde facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Irish an Chipir Thuaidh
- an Chipir Thuaidhde facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Italian Cipro del Nord
- Cipro del Nordde facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Japanese 北キプロス
- 北キプロス (Kita Kipurosu)de facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Korean 북키프로스
- 북키프로스 (Buk'kipeuroseu)de facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Latvian Ziemeļkipra
- Ziemeļkiprade facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Lithuanian Šiaurės Kipras
- Šiaurės Kiprasde facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Malay Cyprus Utara
- Cyprus Utarade facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Norwegian Bokmål Nord-Kypros
- Nord-Kyprosde facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Persian قِبرِسِ شُمالی
- قِبرِسِ شُمالی (qebres-e šomâli)de facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Polish Cypr Północny
- Cypr Północnyde facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Portuguese Chipre do Norte
- Chipre do Nortede facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Romanian Cipru de Nord
- Cipru de Nordde facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Russian Се́верный Кипр
- Се́верный Кипр (Sévernyj Kipr)de facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Slovak Severný Cyprus
- Severný Cyprusde facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Spanish Chipre del Norte
- Chipre del Nortede facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Swedish Nordcypern, Norra Cypern
- Nordcypernde facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
- Norra Cypernde facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Tagalog Hilagang Tsipre
- Hilagang Tsiprede facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Thai นอร์เทิร์นไซปรัส
- นอร์เทิร์นไซปรัสde facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Turkish Kuzey Kıbrıs
- Kuzey Kıbrısde facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Ukrainian Півні́чний Кіпр
- Півні́чний Кіпр (Pivníčnyj Kipr)de facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Urdu شُمالی قِبْرِص
- شُمالی قِبْرِص (śumālī qibris)de facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Vietnamese Bắc Síp
- Bắc Sípde facto state comprising the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus
Cite this entry
Northern Cyprus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northern%20Cyprus
“Northern Cyprus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northern%20Cyprus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Northern Cyprus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northern%20Cyprus.
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