Cairo

Cai·ro  (kr)

The capital and largest city of Egypt, in the northeast part of the country on the Nile River. Old Cairo was built c. 642 as a military camp; the new city was founded c. 968 by the Fatimid dynasty and reached its greatest prosperity under the Mameluke sultans (13th-16th century). Population: 7,790,000.

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Cairo [ˈkaɪrəʊ]

n

(Placename) the capital of Egypt, on the Nile: the largest city in Africa and in the Middle East; industrial centre; site of the university and mosque of Al Azhar (founded in 972). Pop.: 6 789 479 (1996) Arabic name El Qahira [ɛl ˈkahiːrɔ]

Cairene  n & adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Cairo - a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers IL, Illinois, Land of Lincoln, Prairie State - a midwestern state in north-central United States
	2.	Cairo - the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just to the south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs Al Qahira, capital of Egypt, Egyptian capital, El Qahira Arab Republic of Egypt, Egypt, United Arab Republic - a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC Cairene - a native or inhabitant of Cairo

Translations

Cairo [ˈkaɪərəʊ] N → El Cairo

Cairo [ˈkaɪrəʊ] n → le Caire

Cairo

n → Kairo nt

Cairo [ˈkaɪərəʊ] n → il Cairo f