Cairo

[ kahy-roh ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.

Cairo

/ ˈkaɪrəʊ /

noun

1. the capital of Egypt, on the Nile: the largest city in Africa and in the Middle East; industrial centre; site of the university and mosque of Al Azhar (founded in 972). Pop: 11 146 000 (2005 est) Arabic nameEl Qahiraɛl ˈkahiːrɔ

Cairo

1. The capital of Egypt (see also Egypt ) and largest city in the country; a major port just south of the Nile Delta in the northeast corner of Africa .

Notes

Cairo, the historical center of Egyptian power, was the home of the pharaohs . The pyramids and the Sphinx are located nearby in suburban Giza, also known as Al Jizah.

Derived Forms

• ˈCairene, nounadjective

Example Sentences

Ikram is an Egyptologist at American University in Cairo, Egypt.

From Science News For Students

Uber introduced Hafez to its staff in Cairo so her connection with the company can extend locally beyond the mentorship period, too.

From Fortune

Magdy was arrested in November 2019 for her coverage of immigration and human rights in Cairo.

From Fortune

Collaborators in Manila and Mumbai adapted a program invented in Cairo where workers sorted through refuse for materials they could convert into sellable art and craft objects.

From MIT Technology Review

Magdy’s arrest stemmed from freelance coverage of immigration and human rights in Cairo.

From Fortune

Cairo should have listened to Amal Clooney last year when she recommended judicial reforms.

From The Daily Beast

Unlike Brunner, Remer was itinerant, and spent much time in that other nest of postwar Nazis—Cairo.

From The Daily Beast

I arrived in Canada after escaping Saudi Arabia via Cairo and Beirut.

From The Daily Beast

Recently in Cairo I sat at a dinner party next to an elderly Islamic businessman.

From The Daily Beast

Israeli and Palestinian delegations—which include Hamas representatives—are scheduled to meet in Cairo Tuesday as well.

From The Daily Beast

She was invariably tired now, Tom soon discovered—until Tony returned from Cairo.

From Project Gutenberg

Bills, a communication from his agent at Etchingham, a note from his man of affairs in Cairo, and—hullo!

From Project Gutenberg

His mind had begun to work, too; the evening train from Cairo, he remembered, was not due for an hour or more yet.

From Project Gutenberg

No question had been asked about his going to Cairo; it was taken for granted that he went on business and would return.

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Assouan detained us for four days; then, time being important, we travelled back to Cairo by railway.

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