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

Example Sentences

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

“A real king,” a Cairene suggested, “would not say he is king of the world about himself. He’d leave it for others to say it about him.”

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2016

Then he lay back, wrapping his dressing-gown—a fine specimen of Cairene embroidery—closely round him, shut his eyes, and seemed to go to sleep.

From Bye-Ways by Hichens, Robert Smythe