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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“Fantasy” resulted from his meditations within the pyramids of Giza and his claimed communications with aliens.

From Salon Jun. 7, 2026

The Pyramids of Giza loomed over a purpose-built open-air arena for one of boxing's most unusual world title fights in recent memory.

From BBC May 23, 2026

A kickboxing world champion attempts to dethrone boxing's unified heavyweight king at the foot of the Pyramids of Giza - it sounds like the plot of Hollywood's latest blockbuster movie.

From BBC May 21, 2026

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

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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