Cairo

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkaɪrəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kī′rō)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Cai•ro  (kī′rō),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile. 5,517,000.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Cairo /ˈkaɪrəʊ/ n
  1. 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: 18 771 769 (2015 est)Arabic name: El Qahira /ɛl ˈkahiːrɔ/
'Cairo' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Egypt - El Gîza - Ohio - Upper Egypt - al-Fustat - Cairene - coir - en route - Faiyum - fustian - Giza - Memphis - Old Cairo - Saqqara

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