EL ISKANDRIYAH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does El Iskandriyah mean? 

• EL ISKANDRIYAH (noun)
  The noun EL ISKANDRIYAH has 1 sense:

1. the chief port of Egypt; located on the western edge of the Nile delta on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Alexander the Great; the capital of ancient Egypt

  Familiarity information: EL ISKANDRIYAH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EL ISKANDRIYAH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The chief port of Egypt; located on the western edge of the Nile delta on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Alexander the Great; the capital of ancient Egypt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Alexandria; El Iskandriyah

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

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

Holonyms ("El Iskandriyah" 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)