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CAIRO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Synonyms:
Al Qahira; Cairo; capital of Egypt; Egyptian capital; El Qahira
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
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)
Sense 2
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)
