EL QAHIRA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does El Qahira mean? 

• EL QAHIRA (noun)
  The noun EL QAHIRA has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: EL QAHIRA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EL QAHIRA (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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Al Qahira; Cairo; capital of Egypt; Egyptian capital; El Qahira

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 "El Qahira"):

Cairene (a native or inhabitant of Cairo)

Holonyms ("El Qahira" 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)