Tahrir Square

/ tæˈɾiːɾ /

noun

1. a large square in central Cairo, in Egypt. The name, meaning ‘liberation’, was used informally after the 1919 revolution and then officially after the 1952 revolution. Scene of mass demonstrations in 2011 against the government of president Hosni Mubarak.

Example Sentences

An enormous protest was planned in Tahrir Square after noon prayers, as part of what would later be known as the Friday of Rage.

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When the protests in Tahrir Square erupted on January 25th, 2011, I flew to Cairo as quickly as I could.

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I grew up about 10 minutes away from Tahrir Square and my family lives in Cairo.

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They also gathered in Tahrir Square, with state television broadcasting while foreign journalists were largely denied access.

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Ramadan Fares, 63, has been selling newspapers and magazines on Tahrir Square for five decades.

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