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Postby curiousabout » Mon Feb 28, 2005 1:38 am

What is the clear defenition of cyprus?


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Re: What is the defenition of Cyprus?

Postby erolz » Mon Feb 28, 2005 1:43 am

curiousabout wrote:What is the clear defenition of cyprus?


Thanks :lol:


To be honest I am not sure what you are asking? A dictionary definition of Cyprus can be found here

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=cyprus

Is that any use?
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Postby curiousabout » Mon Feb 28, 2005 4:55 pm

thank you erolz you were much help! :D
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Postby cannedmoose » Mon Feb 28, 2005 4:59 pm

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Postby magikthrill » Mon Feb 28, 2005 5:53 pm

hahahha.

i second that emotion cannedmoose.

ANyway here's another definition you might find interesting curiosu

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=forum
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Postby andytandreou » Thu Mar 03, 2005 1:43 am

wow!!! my first post! :D:D:D

anyway, do not get confused about Copper and the word Cyprus

THE mettal "copper" got its name from the island of "Cyprus" AND NOT THE OTHER WAY ROUND... trust me... we've had this discussion before and I won :D
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Postby erolz » Thu Mar 03, 2005 1:57 am

andytandreou wrote:wow!!! my first post! :D:D:D


Welcome to the site :)
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Postby brother » Thu Mar 03, 2005 11:28 am

Welcome to the site and hope you will contribute on the cyprus problem debates. :)
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Postby cannedmoose » Thu Mar 03, 2005 12:18 pm

andytandreou wrote:wow!!! my first post! :D:D:D

anyway, do not get confused about Copper and the word Cyprus

THE mettal "copper" got its name from the island of "Cyprus" AND NOT THE OTHER WAY ROUND... trust me... we've had this discussion before and I won :D


Welcome to the forum andy re... don't get too hung up on winning arguments though, in this place, arguments are never won or lost, they just go on forever! :lol:

I second your argument about the name of 'copper', see the definition below.

In Greek times, the metal was known by the name Chalkos. In Roman times, it became known as aes Cyprium (aes being the generic Latin term for copper alloys, and because so much of it was mined in Cyprus). From this, the phrase was simplified to cuprum and then Anglicized into the English copper.
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Postby curiousabout » Sat Mar 05, 2005 7:14 pm

Just wanted to thank everyone!-Much hel alot :lol:
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