Luxor

American  

[luhk-sawr] / ˈlʌk sɔr /

noun

1. a town in S (Upper) Egypt, on the Nile: ruins of ancient Thebes.

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Luxor British  

/ ˈlʌksɔː /

noun

1. a town in S Egypt, on the River Nile: the southern part of the site of ancient Thebes; many ruins and tombs, notably the temple built by Amenhotep III (about 1411–1375 _bc ). Pop: 183 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Unlike Sin City’s Luxor Hotel and Casino, however, the pyramids in the background were the real deal.

From The Wall Street Journal

He was mummified and buried in Luxor's Valley of the Kings inside three nested coffins, the smallest weighing 110kg, all placed within four gilded shrines like matryoshka dolls.

From Barron's

The full collection is in one place for the first time since British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the famed pharaoh's tomb in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor in 1922.

From Barron's

Appeared in the March 8, 2025, print edition as 'A Pharaoh’s Tomb in Luxor Is Unearthed, First in a Century'.

From The Wall Street Journal

There is also one spot given to the winner of the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby, Luxor Café.

From Los Angeles Times