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Cairo.

The capital city of Egypt.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈkaɪ.ɹoʊ/uppercase/kɛɹ.oʊ//keɪ.ɹoʊ/
  1. The capital city of Egypt.

  2. A governorate of Egypt, containing the capital city.

  3. The Egyptian government.

    metonymically
  4. Several places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Grady County, Georgia.

  5. Several places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Alexander County, Illinois.

  6. Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.

  7. Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pratt County, Kansas.

  8. Several places in the United States: A village in Randolph County, Missouri.

  9. Several places in the United States: A village in Hall County, Nebraska.

  10. Several places in the United States: A town, hamlet, and census-designated place in Greene County, New York.

  11. Several places in the United States: A village in Allen County, Ohio.

  12. Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Stark County, Ohio.

  13. Several places in the United States: A small unincorporated community in Coal County, Oklahoma.

  14. Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon.

  15. Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Crockett County, Tennessee.

  16. Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Tennessee.

  17. Several places in the United States: A town in Ritchie County, West Virginia.

  18. A community in the township of Dawn-Euphemia, Ontario, Canada.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian Il Cairo, from Arabic الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira)

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