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cypress

noun

Simple meaning

A municipal district in south-east Alberta.

Pronunciation

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sypruhs

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ˈsaɪpɹəs

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Definition

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noun

  1. A municipal district in south-east Alberta, Canada.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
Neutral / general English

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Evergreen / wood

cypress treecypress woodcypress grove

Other combinations

false cypressbig cypresscypress swampcypress pointcypress creek

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Compound terms

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  • cypress familynounCompound term

    Cypresses and junipers and many cedars.

  • cypress pinenounCompound term

    Any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of Australia and northern New Caledonia.

  • cypress sedgenounCompound term

    Tufted sedge of temperate regions.

  • cypress spurgenounCompound term

    Old World perennial having foliage resembling cypress.

  • cypress treenounCompound term

    Any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones.

  • cypress vinenounCompound term

    Tropical American annual climber having red (sometimes white) flowers and finely dissected leaves.

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