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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

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

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2025

An imitation of the nearby pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the museum's triangular glass structure was designed by the Irish firm Heneghan Peng Architects.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025

Pharaoh Khufu was the first Egyptian king to build a pyramid in Giza, a project he began in circa 2550 B.C.

From National Geographic ● Dec. 20, 2023

It was built about 4,500 years ago by a king named Khufu.

From NewsForKids.net ● Mar. 15, 2023

One day, when King Khufu reigned over all the land, he said to his chancellor, who stood before him, “Go call me my sons and my councillors, that I may ask of them a thing.”

From Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings by Epiphanius Wilson

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