Cairo
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Cairo
- /ˈkaɪ.ɹoʊ/ uppercase
- /kɛɹ.oʊ/
- /keɪ.ɹoʊ/
Sounds like chiro · Rhymes with -aɪɹəʊ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian Il Cairo, from Arabic الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira)
proper noun Caherah · Al-Caherah
- The capital city of Egypt. Representatives of the Syrian National Council and the National Coordination Body for Democratic Change in Syria signed an agreement late Friday in Cairo for a transition in a post-Assad era, the NCB said on its Facebook page.
- A governorate of Egypt, containing the capital city.
- The Egyptian government.
- A city, the county seat of Grady County, Georgia.
- A city, the county seat of Alexander County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Pratt County, Kansas.
- A village in Randolph County, Missouri.
- A village in Hall County, Nebraska.
- A town, hamlet, and census-designated place in Greene County, New York.
- A village in Allen County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Stark County, Ohio.
- A small unincorporated community in Coal County, Oklahoma.
- An unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon.
- An unincorporated community in Crockett County, Tennessee.
- An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Tennessee.
- A town in Ritchie County, West Virginia.
- A community in the township of Dawn-Euphemia, Ontario, Canada.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: egyptian capital, el qahira, baghdad, egypt, misr, nicosia, karachi, arab, egyptian, nanjing, bangkok, beijing, jinan, chengdu, harbin, taiyuan
Translations
Every language
name capital of Egypt — see also Fustat
| Español | El Cairo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 카이로 Kairo |
| 日本語 | カイロ Kairo |
| 中文 | 開羅 /开罗 Kāiluó |
| हिन्दी | क़ाहिरा qāhirā |
| Kiswahili | Kairo |
| Português | Cairo |
| Français | Le Caire |
| Deutsch | Kairo |
| Italiano | Il Cairo |
| Ελληνικά | Κάιρο Káiro, Ἡλιούπολις Ilioúpolis |
| Română | Cairo |
| Русский | Каи́р Kaír |
| Tiếng Việt | Cai-rô, Kê (thành), 垓鮋 |
| العربية | الْقَاهِرَة al-qāhira |
| עברית | קָהִיר kahír |
Talk about this word "Cairo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cairo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Cairo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cairo "Cairo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cairo.Cite this
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title = {Cairo},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cairo},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
