Cairo (redirected from Qahira)

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