Cairo
//ˈkaɪ.ɹoʊ// name
name ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 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 A governorate of Egypt, containing the capital city.
- 3 Several places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Grady County, Georgia.
- 4 Several places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Alexander County, Illinois.
- 5 Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
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- 6 Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pratt County, Kansas.
- 7 Several places in the United States:; A village in Randolph County, Missouri.
- 8 Several places in the United States:; A village in Hall County, Nebraska.
- 9 Several places in the United States:; A town, hamlet, and census-designated place in Greene County, New York.
- 10 Several places in the United States:; A village in Allen County, Ohio.
- 11 Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Stark County, Ohio.
- 12 Several places in the United States:; A small unincorporated community in Coal County, Oklahoma.
- 13 Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon.
- 14 Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Crockett County, Tennessee.
- 15 Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Tennessee.
- 16 Several places in the United States:; A town in Ritchie County, West Virginia.
- 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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