No. 1,731 in Turkish
kıbrıs
Cyprus (an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean).
In a sentence
Kıbrıs, Akdeniz'de bir adadır.
Cyprus is an island in the Mediterranean.
In this sentence, 'Kıbrıs' is used as a proper noun referring to a geographic location, specifically the island of Cyprus.
Kıbrıs'a tatil için gitmek istiyorum.
I want to go to Cyprus for a vacation.
Here, the word 'Kıbrıs' is the object of the verb 'gitmek' (meaning 'to go'), with the suffix '-a' indicating direction ('to Cyprus').
Kıbrıs ile Türkiye arasında sıkı bağlar vardır.
There are strong ties between Cyprus and Turkey.
In this instance, 'Kıbrıs' is part of a prepositional phrase ('Kıbrıs ile') and indicates participation in a relationship.
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