Cairo

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • capital city Egypt (country).
  • governorate Egypt (country), containing the capital city.
  • Several places in the United States:
  • community twp:pref, Dawn-Euphemia Ontairo (province) Canada (country).

Origin

  • Borrowed from Italian Il Cairo, from Arabic الْقَاهِرَة

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