Cairo

American  

[kahy-roh] / ˈkaɪ roʊ /

noun

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

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Cairo British  

/ ˈkaɪrəʊ /

noun

1. Arabic name: El Qahira. 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)

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Cairo Cultural  

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.

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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.

Other Word Forms

• Cairene
  noun

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Cairo

Three Egyptian security officials have been convicted by a Rome court over the kidnapping of an Italian student whose tortured body was found in Cairo a decade ago.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Last February, after three years of messaging and speaking, Yusron decided to move to Cairo to be with her.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Disruption in the strait could cause Egypt to feel the pinch too, as the Red Sea serves as the gateway to the Suez Canal, upon which Cairo relies for crucial foreign revenue.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Days before Xi arrived in Cairo, Chinese and Egyptian pilots held joint military drills, during which Beijing said its J-16 jet fighter participated in combat exercises with French-built Rafale fighters for the first time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

While in Cairo I held a press conference at which I said the ANC was “prepared to consider a cessation of hostilities.”

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela