Alexandria

[al-ig-zan-dree-uh, -zahn-]

noun

1. Arabic Al-Iskandarîyah. a seaport in northern Egypt, in the Nile delta: founded in 332 b.c. by Alexander the Great; ancient center of learning.

2. a city in northeastern Virginia, south of the District of Columbia.

3. a city in central Louisiana, on the Red River.

Alexandria

/ -ˈzɑːn-, ˌælɪɡˈzændrɪə /

noun

1. Arabic name: El Iskandariyah. the chief port of Egypt, on the Nile Delta: cultural centre of ancient times, founded by Alexander the Great (332 _bc ). Pop: 3 760 000 (2005 est)

Alexandria

1. Port city of northern Egypt (see also Egypt), located where the Nile River empties into the Mediterranean Sea.

One-time capital city of ancient Egypt, a center consecutively of Greek, Jewish, and Christian culture.

Founded by and named for Alexander the Great.

Example Sentences

Halligan is receiving little litigation support from the U.S. attorney’s office in Alexandria, Va., that she now leads.

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Another witness, Gustavo Flores, 33, said Quin recognized him as a former Golden State Annex detainee when he was briefly transferred to the Alexandria facility, just before his deportation to El Salvador in May.

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Mom told me that in 12 BCE, Emperor Augustus Caesar had the obelisk moved to Alexandria, which is not far from Heliopolis.

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National progressive organizations on Monday urged him to step down and have encouraged a popular congresswoman in the state, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, to run for his Senate seat in 2029.

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Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said Democrats failed to “hold the line” in a post on X. “Working people want leaders whose word means something,” she said.

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