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Misr

American  
[mis-ruh] / ˈmɪs rə /

noun

  1. Arabic name of Egypt.


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Mr Mikhaiel's case hinged on a letter sent by officials at Misr International Hospital in Egypt.

From BBC Nov. 19, 2023

He said Al-Jazeera's local affiliate Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr provided cameras to Brotherhood members and took raw footage from them, without making Al-Jazeera English staff aware of their practices.

From US News May 11, 2015

For weeks, Mr. Morsi’s supporters have been occupying two squares in Cairo — Rabaa al-Adaweya in Nasr City and Nahdet Misr near Cairo University — to protest his ouster on July 3.

From New York Times Aug. 1, 2013

The first-floor office used by Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr, a station set up after the uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak, was badly damaged by fire.

From Reuters Nov. 21, 2012

Thus Misr meant and still means both Egypt and Cairo; El-Andalus, both Spain and Cordova.

From The Story of the Barbary Corsairs by Stanley Lane-Poole

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