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.

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Giza British  

/ ˈɡiːzə /

noun

1. See El Gîza

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Example Sentences

The 4,600-year-old boat was built during the reign of King Khufu, the pharaoh who also commissioned the Great Pyramid of Giza.

From Barron's

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

South Korean artist Jongkyu Park used the measurements of the Great Pyramid of Giza to create the geometric structures of his installation "Code of the Eternal".

From Barron's

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

From Barron's

Elhamy al-Zayat, former head of the Egyptian Tourism Federation, told AFP the museum was part of a broader plan to transform the entire Giza Plateau.

From Barron's