GIZA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Giza mean? 

• GIZA (noun)
  The noun GIZA has 1 sense:

1. an ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo; site of three Great Pyramids and the Sphinx

  Familiarity information: GIZA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GIZA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo; site of three Great Pyramids and the Sphinx

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

El Giza; Giza; Gizeh

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Holonyms ("Giza" 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)