CAIRO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cairo mean? 

• CAIRO (noun)
  The noun CAIRO has 2 senses:

1. a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers

2. the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa, located near the ancient cities of Memphis (capital of the Pharaohs), Giza (the pyramids of Giza) and Fustat (the first capital of Egypt under Arab rule); a major port just south of the Nile delta

  Familiarity information: CAIRO used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAIRO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)

Holonyms ("Cairo" is a part of...):

IL; Ill.; Illinois; Land of Lincoln; Prairie State (a midwestern state in north-central United States)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa, located near the ancient cities of Memphis (capital of the Pharaohs), Giza (the pyramids of Giza) and Fustat (the first capital of Egypt under Arab rule); a major port just south of the Nile delta

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Al Qahira; Cairo; capital of Egypt; Egyptian capital; El Qahira

Instance hypernyms:

port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)

national capital (the capital city of a nation)

Meronyms (members of "Cairo"):

Cairene (a native or inhabitant of Cairo)

Holonyms ("Cairo" is a part of...):

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)

 Context examples 

This study performed at Cairo University, Egypt, assessed the prevalence of grey hair in patients with coronary artery disease and whether it was an independent risk marker of disease.

(Grey Hair Linked with Increased Heart Disease Risk in Men, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a rare collection of mummified scarab beetles, as well as an apparently pristine Fifth Dynasty tomb they plan to open in the coming weeks in the Saqqara necropolis, 30 km (19mi) south of Cairo.

(Egyptian Archaeologists Uncover One-Of-A-Kind Tomb South of Cairo, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)