LUXOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Luxor mean? 

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

1. a city in central Egypt on the east bank of the Nile that is a center for visitors to the ruins of and around Thebes

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• LUXOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A city in central Egypt on the east bank of the Nile that is a center for visitors to the ruins of and around Thebes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

El-Aksur; Luxor

Instance hypernyms:

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

Holonyms ("Luxor" 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)

 Context examples 

Egypt authorities announced Saturday that archaeologists had discovered two small ancient tombs in Luxor, a southern city.

(Discovery of Two Tombs Dating Back 3,500 Years Announced in Egypt, VOA)

Egypt announced the discovery of a pharaonic tomb in the southern city of Luxor belonging to a royal goldsmith who lived more than 3,500 years ago during the reign of the 18th dynasty.

(Egypt Announces Discovery of 3,500-Year-Old Luxor Tomb, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The tombs are the latest discovery in Luxor, which is known for its temples and tombs from different dynasties of ancient Egyptian history.

(Discovery of Two Tombs Dating Back 3,500 Years Announced in Egypt, VOA)

In April, archaeologists unearthed several mummies, 10 colourful wooden sarcophagi and more than 1,000 funerary statues near the city of Luxor.

(Egypt Announces Discovery of 3,500-Year-Old Luxor Tomb, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)