cairo

Cai-ro · proper_noun

imported

Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    The capital and largest city of Egypt, located on the Nile River.

  2. 2.

    Any of several cities in the United States named after the Egyptian capital.

Related words

See also: Egypt, nile

Etymology

From Arabic al-Qahirah (القاهرة), meaning "the victorious" or "the conqueror." The city was founded in 969 CE by the Fatimid dynasty.