The name of Cairo is a contraction of the title given to it by its founder of " Masr-el-Kahira," or "The Victory of Egypt," Masr signifying Egypt.
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The name of Cairo is a contraction of the title given to it by its founder of " Masr-el-Kahira," or "The Victory of Egypt," Masr signifying Egypt.
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An epithet to its name, misri, indicates Masr or Egypt as its home.
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Masr, meaning both the capital and the land of Egypt
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