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Lefkosia

/lefˈkosja/

proper noun/lefˈkosja/

Lefkosia (the capital city of Cyprus; the capital city of Northern Cyprus)

From Greek Λευκωσία (Lefkosía), from a variant of Byzantine Greek Λευκουσία (Leukousía), deriving from various Ancient Greek forms adapting an early or pre-Greek name recorded under numerous variations of Λήδρα (Lḗdra).