Cairo

The capital city of Egypt.

Proper noun

  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...
  2. A governorate of Egypt, containing the capital city.
  3. Several places in the United States:
    1. A city, the county seat of Grady County, Georgia.

    2. A city, the county seat of Alexander County, Illinois.

    3. An unincorporated community in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.

    4. An unincorporated community in Pratt County, Kansas.

    5. A village in Randolph County, Missouri.

    6. A village in Hall County, Nebraska.

    7. A town, hamlet, and census-designated place in Greene County, New York.

    8. A village in Allen County, Ohio.

    9. An unincorporated community in Stark County, Ohio.

    10. A small unincorporated community in Coal County, Oklahoma.

    11. An unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon.

    12. An unincorporated community in Crockett County, Tennessee.

    13. An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Tennessee.

    14. A town in Ritchie County, West Virginia.

  4. A community in the township of Dawn-Euphemia, Ontario, Canada.

Origin

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

Forms

Caherah Al-Caherah

Wikipedia

Cairo

Synonyms

Fustat Fostat

Related

Cairene Cairo Montenotte San Giuseppe di Cairo

Derived

Grand Cairo