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Cairo

proper noun

  1. capital city of Egypt
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkaɪ.ɹoʊ/ / /kɛɹ.oʊ/ / /keɪ.ɹoʊ/

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Il Cairo, from Arabic الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira)

  1. The capital city of Egypt.

    Representatives of the Syrian National Council and the National Coordination Body for Democratic Change in Syria signed an agreement late Friday in Cairo for a transition in a post-Assad era, the NCB said on its Facebook page.

  2. A governorate of Egypt, containing the capital city.
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