Cairo

//ˈkaɪ.ɹoʊ// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The capital city of Egypt.

    "Representatives of the Syrian National Council and the National Coordination Body for Democratic Change in Syria signed an agreement late Friday in Cairo for a transition in a post-Assad era, the NCB said on its Facebook page."

  2. 2
    A governorate of Egypt, containing the capital city.
  3. 3
    Several places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Grady County, Georgia.
  4. 4
    Several places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Alexander County, Illinois.
  5. 5
    Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
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  1. 6
    Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pratt County, Kansas.
  2. 7
    Several places in the United States:; A village in Randolph County, Missouri.
  3. 8
    Several places in the United States:; A village in Hall County, Nebraska.
  4. 9
    Several places in the United States:; A town, hamlet, and census-designated place in Greene County, New York.
  5. 10
    Several places in the United States:; A village in Allen County, Ohio.
  6. 11
    Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Stark County, Ohio.
  7. 12
    Several places in the United States:; A small unincorporated community in Coal County, Oklahoma.
  8. 13
    Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon.
  9. 14
    Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Crockett County, Tennessee.
  10. 15
    Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Tennessee.
  11. 16
    Several places in the United States:; A town in Ritchie County, West Virginia.
  12. 17
    A community in the township of Dawn-Euphemia, Ontario, Canada.

Example

More examples

"Did you go to Cairo or Alexandria?"

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Il Cairo, from Arabic الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira)

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