Cairene

American  

[kahy-reen, kahy-reen] / ˈkaɪ rin, kaɪˈrin /

adjective

1. (sometimes lowercase) of or relating to Cairo, Egypt.

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noun

1. a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.

Etymology

Origin of Cairene

First recorded in 1835–45; Cair(o) + -ene

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Example Sentences

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Cairene

Today, most Cairene children who are solidly middle or upper class are educated primarily in English or French, at private schools.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 10, 2017

Among the growing Cairene middle class, it quickly went from being socially unacceptable to educate one’s daughter to being socially unacceptable not to do so.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 16, 2017

With Laila a tenured professor at Cairo University and Ahmed now a lawyer, the couple had the opportunity to carve out a comfortable existence for themselves among the Cairene elite.

From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2016

We switch off between the server from Northwest China’s formal Arabic and our Cairene dialect.

From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2015

Further refreshed, they meandered homewards, attempted vainly to maintain a comparatively straight line while they were dismissed by an amused sergeant-major, and retired to their lines to prepare for a Cairene evening.

From The Tale of a Trooper by Clutha N. (Clutha Nantes) Mackenzie

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