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Khufu

American  
[koo-foo] / ˈku fu /

noun

  1. another name for Cheops.


Khufu British  
/ ˈkuːfuː /

noun

  1. the original name of Cheops

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A separate building was designed for the 4,600-year-old solar boat of Pharaoh Khufu, one of the largest and oldest wooden artefacts from antiquity.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

I was initially booked for Horizon of Khufu, but, being afraid of heights, I quickly switched.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025

When viewed from the Sphinx, the sun sets between the pyramids of Khufu and Khafre during the summer solstice—though it remains unclear precisely how the ancient Egyptians oriented it this way.

From National Geographic • Dec. 19, 2023

The pyramid was built as a place for Khufu to be buried.

From NewsForKids.net • Mar. 15, 2023

Like Khufu and his descendants, the Pyramid kings of Egypt's fourth dynasty, the vigorous and efficient monarchs of the Ur-Nina dynasty of Lagash were apparently remembered and execrated as tyrants and oppressors of the people.

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander

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