Khafre

American  

[kaf-rey, kahf-] / ˈkæf reɪ, ˈkɑf- /

Or Kafre

noun

1. Chephren, flourished late 26th century b.c., Egyptian king of the fourth dynasty (son of Cheops): builder of second pyramid at El Giza.

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Khafre British  

/ ˈkɑːfreɪ, ˈkæfreɪ /

noun

1. Greek name Chephren. king of Egypt ( c. 2550 _bc ) of the 4th dynasty. He built the second pyramid and is thought to have built the Sphinx at Giza

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Example Sentences

An imitation of the nearby pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the museum's triangular glass structure was designed by the Irish firm Heneghan Peng Architects.

From Barron's

Khufu's son, Khafre, built the second pyramid at Giza, circa 2520 B.C.

From National Geographic

Built by Khafre’s son Menkaure circa 2490 B.C. the pyramid’s elaborate complex includes two separate temples connected by a long causeway, and three individual queens’ pyramids.

From National Geographic

When viewed from the Sphinx, the sun sets between the pyramids of Khufu and Khafre during the summer solstice—though it remains unclear precisely how the ancient Egyptians oriented it this way.

From National Geographic

The ancient Egyptians may have crafted the Sphinx, a 4,500-year-old monument at Giza that stands in front of the pyramid of Khafre not completely from scratch but rather on a natural feature that already looked surprisingly sphinx-like, a new study suggests.

From Scientific American