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Giza

American  
[gee-zuh] / ˈgi zə /
Or Gizeh

noun

  1. a city in northern Egypt: a suburb of Cairo across the Nile; the ancient Egyptian pyramids and the Sphinx are located nearby.


Giza British  
/ ˈɡiːzə /

noun

  1. See El Gîza

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Last year, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen presented a 1,476-piece Lego set of the Great Pyramid of Giza to his visibly delighted counterpart in Cairo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Oleksandr Usyk will return to the ring in May when he defends his WBC heavyweight title against former kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

He staged extravagant runway shows as well: one at Rome’s Trevi Fountain for Fendi, another at the pyramids at Giza for Dior.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

The museum, a monumental structure overlooking the Giza Plateau, contrasts sharply with the colonial-era, cramped Egyptian Museum in central Cairo.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

He’d heard of the Pyramids of Giza and the Aztec temples in Mexico, but Ingapirca was new to him.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

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