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Although I was raised in Canada and the U.K., my roots are in Egypt through my father, in a family line that stretches back generations and runs along the Nile, from the concrete of Cairo to the coast of Alexandria.
Shereen El Feki

Meaning of "Cairo" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CAIRO

Cairo  [ˈkaɪrəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAIRO

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preposition
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determiner
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Cairo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CAIRO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cairo

Cairo

Cairo is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Middle-East and Africa. Its metropolitan area is the 16th largest in the world. Located near the Nile Delta, it was founded in CE 969. Nicknamed "the city of a thousand minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a center of the region's political and cultural life. Cairo was founded by the Fatimid dynasty in the 10th century CE, but the land composing the present-day city was the site of national capitals whose remnants remain visible in parts of Old Cairo. Cairo is also associated with Ancient Egypt as it is close to the ancient cities of Memphis, Giza and Fustat which are near the Great Sphinx and the pyramids of Giza. Egyptians today often refer to Cairo as Maṣr, the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name for Egypt itself, emphasizing the city's continued role in Egyptian influence. Its official name is القاهرة al-Qāhirah , means literally "the Vanquisher" or "the Conqueror"; Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: , sometimes it is informally also referred to as كايرو Kayro.

Definition of Cairo in the English dictionary

The definition of Cairo in the dictionary is 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. Pop: 11 146 000 Arabic name: El Qahira,.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CAIRO


autogiro
ˌɔːtəʊˈdʒaɪrəʊ
autogyro
ˌɔːtəʊˈdʒaɪrəʊ
Biro
ˈbaɪrəʊ
chiro
ˈkaɪrəʊ
cyclogiro
ˈsaɪkləʊˌdʒaɪrəʊ
enviro
ɪnˈvaɪrəʊ
fazendeiro
ˌfæzenˈdeɪrəʊ
fuero
ˈfweɪrəʊ
giro
ˈdʒaɪrəʊ
gyro
ˈdʒaɪrəʊ
Pyrrho
ˈpɪrəʊ
tiro
ˈtaɪrəʊ
tyro
ˈtaɪrəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAIRO

Cainozoic
Caipiroska
caird
Caird Coast
Cairene
cairn
cairn terrier
cairned
cairngorm
Cairngorm Mountains
Cairngorms
Cairns
cairny
caisson
caisson disease
Caithness
caitiff
caitive
Caius

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAIRO

Aveiro
Bank Giro
cruzeiro
De Niro
guiro
hupiro
miro
miromiro
Rio de Janeiro
riroriro
Shapiro
Tanizaki Jun-ichiro
whakairo

Synonyms and antonyms of Cairo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Cairo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAIRO

Find out the translation of Cairo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Cairo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Cairo» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

开罗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Cairo
570 millions of speakers

English

Cairo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

काहिरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القاهرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Каир
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Cairo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কায়রো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Caire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kaherah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kairo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カイロ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

카이로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cairo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Cairo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கெய்ரோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कैरो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kahire
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Cairo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kair
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Каїр
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Cairo
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Κάιρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kaïro
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Kairo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kairo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Cairo

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAIRO»

The term «Cairo» is very widely used and occupies the 12.324 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAIRO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Cairo» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Cairo» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Cairo

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8 QUOTES WITH «CAIRO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Cairo.
1
Mohamed ElBaradei
The gap between rich and poor is widening dramatically. There's a hangar at the Cairo airport for private jets, billionaires are on the Forbes list, and Egypt's annual per-capita income is two thousand dollars. How can you sustain that?
2
Shereen El Feki
Although I was raised in Canada and the U.K., my roots are in Egypt through my father, in a family line that stretches back generations and runs along the Nile, from the concrete of Cairo to the coast of Alexandria.
3
Oliver North
The Obama administration has turned a blind eye to radical Islam since before they came to office. If you look at everything that's transpired since the famous Cairo speech in 2009, it's all been an embrace of those who are the most radical elements in that part of the world. That is not a good sign for America's foreign policy.
4
Jehane Noujaim
I used to do volunteer work in poor areas of Cairo, and people would gather their money together to get a satellite dish. You'd see them huddling around and for the first time seeing issues being debated on TV that had never been talked about before. And that is the biggest promoter of democracy you could possibly have.
5
Jehane Noujaim
There are these very poor communities on the outskirts of Cairo called Mokattam, where a lot of the garbage collectors live. I used to volunteer there, doing health and education work when I was younger and living in Egypt.
6
Dan Rather
From the streets of Cairo and the Arab Spring, to Occupy Wall Street, from the busy political calendar to the aftermath of the tsunami in Japan, social media was not only sharing the news but driving it.
7
Miroslav Volf
Muslims and Christians can work together to depose dictators and assert the power of the people. We've seen it happen on the Tahrir Square in Cairo during the 2011 revolution in Egypt, with devout Muslims and Coptic Christians protesting side by side.
8
Arabella Weir
My dad was a diplomat and after living in America, where I was born, he was posted to Cairo.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAIRO»

Discover the use of Cairo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Cairo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Functional Art: An introduction to information graphics ...
Helpful tips: If you are able to search the book, search for "Where are the lesson files?" Go to the very last page of the book and scroll backwards.
Alberto Cairo, 2012
2
Cairo
Nezar AlSayyad narrates the many Cairos that have existed through time, offering a panorama unmatched in temporal and geographic scope, through an in-depth examination of the city’s architecture and urban form.
Nezar AlSayyad, 2011
3
Cairo: My City, Our Revolution
Through a map of stories drawn from private history and public record Soueif charts a story of the Revolution that is both intimately hers and publicly Egyptian. Ahdaf Soueif was born and brought up in Cairo.
Ahdaf Soueif, 2012
4
Cairo
The extraordinary tapestry of Cairo's past and present comes vividly to life in this magisterial study by one of the top social historians of the Arab world.
André Raymond, 2000
5
Islamic Architecture in Cairo: An Introduction
For architecture or history students or interested travellers, presents descriptions, histories, photographs, plans, and drawings of detail for buildings erected in the Egyptian capital from the earliest Islamic through the Ottoman periods.
Doris Behrens-Abouseif, 1992
6
Cairo Cosmopolitan: Politics, Culture, and Urban Space in ...
A multifaceted look at life, culture, politics and society in modern Cairo
Diane Singerman, Paul Amar, 2006
7
Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town
Safari in Swahili simply means "journey", and this is the ultimate safari.
Paul Theroux, 2011
8
Understanding Cairo: The Logic of a City Out of Control
Trying to make sense of the urban giant that is Cairo This book moves beyond superficial generalizations about Cairo as a chaotic metropolis in the developing world into an analysis of the ways the city's eighteen million inhabitants have, ...
David Sims, 2010
9
Sacred Trash: The Lost and Found World of the Cairo Geniza
This tale of buried scholarly treasure weaves together unforgettable portraits of Solomon Schechter and the other heroes of this drama with explorations of the medieval documents themselves—letters and poems, wills and marriage contracts, ...
Adina Hoffman, Peter Cole, 2011
10
Cairo of the Mamluks: a history of the architecture and its ...
Cairo of the Mamluks received a Commendation from the 2008 BRISMES book awards.
Doris Behrens-Abouseif, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAIRO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Cairo is used in the context of the following news items.
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Two killed, two injured in motorbike collision north of Cairo
Two people were killed and two others wounded on Tuesday when two motorbikes collided in the Nile Delta province of Menoufiya, state news ... «Ahram Online, Jul 15»
2
With more journalist arrests, press freedom further declines in Egypt …
He is being held in Cairo's Kasr el Nil police station pending investigation on charges of belonging to the banned Muslim Brotherhood group, ... «The Cairo Post, Jul 15»
3
Cairo's Streets Become Charity Restaurants During Ramadan
We were in the working class neighborhood of Sayida Zeinab, Cairo, where a long table stretched down block after block—one, two, six, ... «Munchies_ Food by VICE, Jul 15»
4
Cairo dog no fan of fireworks
He was spotted the next day in a storm water drainage area at Walmart in Cairo, about a half a mile from his home and across the highway. «Times-Enterprise, Jul 15»
5
98 Bottles Of Beer: Cairo Beats Cape Town In The Race for Cheap …
Two African cities are among the 20 cheapest cities in the world to buy a beer, CNBCAfrica reports. The GoEuro's 2015 Beer Price Index ... «AFKInsider, Jul 15»
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Cairo Newsbeat July 7
Cairo Newsbeat July 7. 0. Share. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn. Google+ Pinterest Email. Share this with your friends! From. To. Compose your ... «Times-Enterprise, Jul 15»
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4 'terrorists' killed, 1 arrested in North Sinai: military Spox
CAIRO: The Egyptian armed forces have killed four “terrorists” and arrested another in restive North Sinai amid a military campaign against ... «The Cairo Post, Jul 15»
8
Egypt, Germany sign deal to launch satellite by 2017
CAIRO: A new Egyptian Satellite will be launched by 2017 per an agreement signed last week between the National Authority for Remote ... «The Cairo Post, Jul 15»
9
EGX extends losing streak, benchmark dips 1.5%
CAIRO: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) lost ground on Tuesday, hurt by institutions' sell-offs, extending its bearish performance for a third ... «The Cairo Post, Jul 15»
10
Sisi tells US Jews resolving Palestine case key to counter 'terrorism'
CAIRO: Resolving the Palestinian issue will eliminate one of the most important reasons why people join “terrorist organizations,” President ... «The Cairo Post, Jul 15»

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