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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
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)
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