Cairo
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
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How to use Cairo in a sentence
Ikram is an Egyptologist at American University in Cairo, Egypt.
What the mummy’s curse reveals about your brain | Kathryn Hulick | January 14, 2021 | Science News For StudentsUber introduced Hafez to its staff in Cairo so her connection with the company can extend locally beyond the mentorship period, too.
The Fortune-State Department Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership goes virtual | ehinchliffe | December 7, 2020 | FortuneMagdy was arrested in November 2019 for her coverage of immigration and human rights in Cairo.
These 10 journalists face additional threats from COVID-19 | lbelanger225 | December 2, 2020 | FortuneCollaborators in Manila and Mumbai adapted a program invented in Cairo where workers sorted through refuse for materials they could convert into sellable art and craft objects.
Magdy’s arrest stemmed from freelance coverage of immigration and human rights in Cairo.
Cairo should have listened to Amal Clooney last year when she recommended judicial reforms.
Unlike Brunner, Remer was itinerant, and spent much time in that other nest of postwar Nazis—Cairo.
I arrived in Canada after escaping Saudi Arabia via Cairo and Beirut.
Wife of Jailed Saudi Blogger: My Husband Is a Victim of the Thought Police | Ensaf Haidar, Advancing Human Rights | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRecently in Cairo I sat at a dinner party next to an elderly Islamic businessman.
Israeli and Palestinian delegations—which include Hamas representatives—are scheduled to meet in Cairo Tuesday as well.
She was invariably tired now, Tom soon discovered—until Tony returned from Cairo.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodBills, a communication from his agent at Etchingham, a note from his man of affairs in Cairo, and—hullo!
Bella Donna | Robert HichensHis mind had begun to work, too; the evening train from Cairo, he remembered, was not due for an hour or more yet.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodNo question had been asked about his going to Cairo; it was taken for granted that he went on business and would return.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodAssouan detained us for four days; then, time being important, we travelled back to Cairo by railway.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph Tatlow
British Dictionary definitions for Cairo
/ (ˈkaɪrəʊ) /
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): Arabic name: El Qahira (ɛl ˈkahiːrɔ)
Derived forms of Cairo
- Cairene, noun, adjective
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Cultural definitions for Cairo
[ (keye-roh) ]
Notes for Cairo
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