Definitions for cairoˈkaɪ roʊ

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Cairo(noun)


  2. Cairo, Al Qahira, El Qahira, Egyptian capital, capital of Egypt(noun)



  1. Cairo(prop. n.)

    The capital city of Egypt. It is the largest city in Africa. Population (2000) = 7,010,000.


  1. Cairo(ProperNoun)

    Any of several cities and towns in the United States.

  2. Cairo(ProperNoun)

    The capital of Egypt.


  1. Cairo

    Cairo is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa. Its metropolitan area is the 16th largest in the world. Located near the Nile Delta, it was founded in 969 AD. Nicknamed "the city of a thousand minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life. Cairo was founded by the Fatimid dynasty in the 10th century AD, but the land composing the present-day city was the site of national capitals whose remnants remain visible in parts of Old Cairo. Cairo is also associated with Ancient Egypt as it is close to the ancient cities of Memphis, Giza and Fustat which are near the Great Sphinx and the pyramids of Giza. Egyptians today often refer to Cairo as Maṣr, the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name for Egypt itself, emphasizing the city's continued role in Egyptian influence. Its official name is القاهرة al-Qāhirah, means literally "the Vanquisher" or "the Conqueror", sometimes it is informally also referred to as كايرو Kayro. Cairo has the oldest and largest film and music industries in the Arab world, as well as the world's second-oldest institution of higher learning, al-Azhar University. Many international media, businesses, and organizations have regional headquarters in the city; the Arab League has had its headquarters in Cairo for most of its existence.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Cairo

    cap. of Egypt, and largest city in Africa, on the right bank of the Nile, just above the Delta, 120 m. SE. of Alexandria, covers an extensive area on a broad sandy plain, and presents a strange agglomeration of ancient and modern elements. The modern city is the fourth founded in succession on the same site, and remains of the former cities are included in it, old walls, gateways, narrow streets, and latticed houses, palaces, and 400 mosques. These, though much spoiled by time and tourists, still represent the brightest period of Saracenic art. The most modern part of the city consists of broad boulevards, with European-built villas, hotels, &c., and has all the advantages of modern civic appliances. There is a rich museum, and university with 2000 students. Extensive railway communication and the Nile waterway induce a large transport trade, but there is little industry. The population is mixed; the townsfolk are half Arab, half Egyptian, while Copts, Turks, Jews, Italians, and Greeks are numerous; it is a centre of Mohammedan learning, and since 1882 the centre of British influence in Egypt.


  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cairo in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cairo in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

  1. Bilal Mahajne:

    They are all safe and well, and back in the hotel in Cairo.

  2. Moustafa Madbouly:

    6th of October will become the new tourist capital of Greater Cairo.

  3. Umm Ahmed:

    I have been waiting for several months to get a chance to have advanced cancer checks in Cairo.

  4. Salma Shahin:

    We run when everything that is wrong with Cairo is asleep, and that has been our winning formula.

  5. Jihad Makdissi:

    It covers many points important to the Riyadh platform, the Cairo platform, and the Moscow platforms.

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