Memphis

Mem·phis  (mmfs)

1. An ancient city of Egypt south of Cairo. Reputedly founded by Menes, the first king of united Egypt, it retained its primacy until the conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great. Its remains include an extensive necropolis.

2. A city of southwest Tennessee on the Mississippi River near the Mississippi border. Established and named (1819) by Andrew Jackson on the site of a fort built in 1797, it was an important Union base after its capture by federal troops in 1862 during the Civil War. Memphis is today a major port and a tourist center famous for its associations with blues music. Population: 671,000.

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Memphis [ˈmɛmfɪs]

n

1. (Placename) a port in SW Tennessee, on the Mississippi River: the largest city in the state; a major cotton and timber market; Memphis State University (1909). Pop.: 650 100 (2000 est.)

2. (Placename) a ruined city in N Egypt, the ancient centre of Lower Egypt, on the Nile: administrative and artistic centre, sacred to the worship of Ptah

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Noun	1.	Memphis - largest city of Tennessee; located in southwestern Tennessee on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River Tennessee, TN, Volunteer State - a state in east central United States
	2.	Memphis - an ancient city of Egypt on the Nile (south of Cairo) 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