Cairo
English
Alternative forms
- Caherah, Al-Caherah (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Il Cairo, from Arabic الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaɪɹoʊ/ (capital of Egypt)
Audio (GA) (file) Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪɹəʊ (capital of Egypt)
- Homophone: chiro (capital of Egypt)
- IPA(key): /kɛɹoʊ/, /keɪɹoʊ/ (US towns and cities)
Audio (GA) (file)
Proper noun
Cairo
- The capital city of Egypt.
- A governorate of Egypt, containing the capital city.
- Several places in the United States:
- A city, the county seat of Grady County, Georgia.
- A city, the county seat of Alexander County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Pratt County, Kansas.
- A village in Randolph County, Missouri.
- A village in Hall County, Nebraska.
- A town, a hamlet and census-designated place in Greene County, New York.
- A village in Allen County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Stark County, Ohio.
- A small unincorporated community in Coal County, Oklahoma.
- An unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon.
- An unincorporated community in Crockett County, Tennessee.
- An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Tennessee.
- A town in Ritchie County, West Virginia.
- A community in the township of Dawn-Euphemia, Ontario, Canada.
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Translations
capital of Egypt
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Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Cayro (obsolete)
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