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Misr

American  
[mis-ruh] / ˈmɪs rə /

noun

  1. Arabic name of Egypt.


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He said Al-Jazeera's local affiliate Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr provided cameras to Brotherhood members and took raw footage from them, without making Al-Jazeera English staff aware of their practices.

From US News • May 11, 2015

It said her material had been aired by al-Jazeera Mubasher Misr, an Egypt-focused affiliate of the network.

From BBC • May 30, 2014

For weeks, Mr. Morsi’s supporters have been occupying two squares in Cairo — Rabaa al-Adaweya in Nasr City and Nahdet Misr near Cairo University — to protest his ouster on July 3.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2013

The first-floor office used by Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr, a station set up after the uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak, was badly damaged by fire.

From Reuters • Nov. 21, 2012

There was a man, a Shámí, who came to the God-guarded city of Misr al-Káhirah—Misr of Mars—and with him was a store of money and merchandize and sumptuous clothing.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 15 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir