Alexandria

English

Etymology

From Middle English Alexandria, from Latin Alexandrīa, Alexandrēa, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia), a city in Egypt bearing the name of its founder Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros) (Alexander the Great).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /æləkˈzændɹi.ə/, /æləɡˈzændɹi.ə/
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Proper noun

Alexandria

  1. A city and port in Egypt.
  2. Alexandria Governorate, one of the governorates of Egypt.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A census-designated place in Calhoun County, Alabama.
    2. A city in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana.
    3. A city in Kentucky, and one of the two county seats of Campbell County.
    4. A city, the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
    5. A city, the county seat of Douglas County, Minnesota.
    6. A city in Clark County, Missouri.
    7. A village in Thayer County, Nebraska.
    8. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
    9. A town in Jefferson County, New York.
    10. A village in Licking County, Ohio.
    11. An unincorporated community in Scioto County, Ohio.
    12. A borough of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
    13. A minor city, the county seat of Hanson County, South Dakota.
    14. A town in DeKalb County, Tennessee.
    15. An independent city in Virginia, next to Arlington County, Fairfax County and Washington, D.C.
  4. A former town in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada; now a part of the township of North Glengarry.
  5. A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.
  6. A town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
  7. A town in Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
  8. A town in West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3980).
  9. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Derived terms

Translations


Catalan

Etymology

From Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Alexandria f

  1. Alexandria (a city in Egypt)

Danish

Proper noun

Alexandria

  1. Alexandria (a city in Egypt)

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [alɛˈksandʁia], [alɛksanˈdʁiːa]
  • Hyphenation: Ale‧x‧an‧d‧ria
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Proper noun

Alexandria n (proper noun, genitive Alexandrias or (optionally with an article) Alexandria)

  1. Alexandria (a city in Egypt)

Further reading


Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /a.lek.sanˈdriː.a/, [äɫ̪ɛks̠än̪ˈd̪riːä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.lek.sanˈdri.a/, [äleɡzän̪ˈd̪riːä]

Proper noun

Alexandrīa f sg (genitive Alexandrīae); first declension

  1. Alternative form of Alexandrēa

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Alexandrīa
Genitive Alexandrīae
Dative Alexandrīae
Accusative Alexandrīam
Ablative Alexandrīā
Vocative Alexandrīa
Locative Alexandrīae

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese Alexandria, from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.le.ʃɐ̃ˈdɾi.ɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.le.ʃɐ̃ˈdɾi.a/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.lɨ.ʃɐ̃ˈdɾi.ɐ/

  • Hyphenation: A‧le‧xan‧dri‧a

Proper noun

Alexandria f

  1. Alexandria (a city and governorate of Egypt)

Romanian

Etymology

Alexandru + -ia. Named after Alexandru II Ghica.

Proper noun

Alexandria f

  1. A city in Teleorman, Romania

Swedish

Proper noun

Alexandria n (genitive Alexandrias)

  1. Alexandria (a city in Egypt)
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