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nounthe capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just to the south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs
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nouna town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Riverspart of:
Definition that contains cairo
- memphis an ancient city of Egypt on the Nile (south of Cairo)
- giza an ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo; site of three Great Pyramids and the Sphinx
- gizeh an ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo; site of three Great Pyramids and the Sphinx
- upper egypt one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; extends south from Cairo to Sudan
- el giza an ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo; site of three Great Pyramids and the Sphinx
- cairene a native or inhabitant of Cairo