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Alexandria

/æləkˈzændɹi.ə/

Alexandria proper noun: a city, port, and former capital of Egypt famed for its ancient library and lighthouse. Also the alternative form of Alessandria.

Proper noun

Alexandria

  1. A city, port, and former capital of Egypt famed for its ancient library and lighthouse.
  2. (historical) Former name of Iskandariya: a city in central Iraq.
  3. (historical) Former name of Iskenderun: a city in southeastern Turkey.
  4. (historical) Former name of Kandahar: a city in southern Afghanistan.
  5. (historical) Former name of Bagram: a city in eastern Afghanistan.
  6. (historical) Former name of Ghazni: a city in eastern Afghanistan.
  7. (historical) Former name of Mary: a city in Turkmenistan.
    Synonyms:
    Merv
  8. (historical) Former name of Khujand: a city in Tajikistan.
  9. A governorate of Egypt around the city.
  10. A census-designated place in Calhoun County, Alabama.
  11. A city in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana.
  12. A city in Kentucky, and one of the two county seats of Campbell County.
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  1. A city, the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
  2. A city, the county seat of Douglas County, Minnesota.
  3. A township in Douglas County, Minnesota.
  4. A city in Clark County, Missouri.
  5. A village in Thayer County, Nebraska.
  6. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
  7. A township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
  8. A town in Jefferson County, New York.
  9. A village in Licking County, Ohio.
  10. An unincorporated community in Scioto County, Ohio.
  11. A borough of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
  12. A minor city, the county seat of Hanson County, South Dakota.
  13. A town in DeKalb County, Tennessee.
  14. An independent city in Virginia, next to Arlington County, Fairfax County and Washington, D.C.
    • The U.S. attorney’s office, based in Alexandria, just outside Washington, is among the most important in the country, handling sensitive national security and terrorism cases.2025 September 27, “Inside the Trump Administration’s Push to Prosecute James Comey”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
  15. A former town in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada; now a part of the township of North Glengarry.
  16. A suburb of Sydney in the Sydney council area, New South Wales, Australia.
  17. A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.
  18. A town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
  19. A town in Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
  20. A town in West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3980).
  21. A city in Teleorman County, Romania.
  22. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Also used as

Alexandria is also the alternative form of Alessandria.

Alexandria meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Alexandria in Hindi

city in Egypt
अलेक्ज़ेंड्रिया alekzeṇḍriyā
any of a number of cities bearing the same name
अलेक्ज़ेंड्रिया alekzeṇḍriyā
female given name
अलेक्ज़ेंड्रिया alekzeṇḍriyā

Alexandria in Tamil

city in Egypt
அலெக்சாந்திரியா alekcāntiriyā

Alexandria in Marathi

city in Egypt
अॅलेक्झँड्रिया aĕlekjhĕṇḍriyā
any of a number of cities bearing the same name
अॅलेक्झँड्रिया aĕlekjhĕṇḍriyā
female given name
अॅलेक्झँड्रिया aĕlekjhĕṇḍriyā

Alexandria in Urdu

city in Egypt
اسکندریہ iskandariya
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Alexandria in Bengali
ইস্কান্দরিয়া iskandoriẏa
Alexandria in Telugu
అలెగ్జాండ్రియా alegjāṇḍriyā
Alexandria in Punjabi
ਸਿਕੰਦਰੀਆ sikandrīā
Alexandria in Gujarati
ઇસ્કંદરિયા iskandriyā
Alexandria in Tagalog
Alehandriya
Alexandria in Arabic
اَلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة al-ʔiskandariyya
Alexandria in Malay
Iskandariah
Alexandria in Indonesian
Iskandariyah, Aleksandria
Alexandria in Persian
اسکندریه eskandariyye
Alexandria in Thai
อะเล็กซานเดรีย à-lék-saan-dà-ria
Dhivehi
އިސްކަންދަރިއްޔާ iskan̊dariyyā

Synonyms of Alexandria

Origin of Alexandria

From Middle English Alexandria, from Old English Alexandria, from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia), from Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “Alexander”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), initially chiefly places founded by Alexander the Great of Macedonia and subsequently usually with reference to Alexandria in Egypt, a major Hellenistic cultural center, center of early Christianity, and continuing major international port. Compare Antioch, Seleucia, and Ptolemais. Doublet of Kandahar, Iskenderun, Scandaroon, and Alexandretta.

Words formed from Alexandria

Questions about Alexandria

What does Alexandria mean?
Alexandria means a city, port, and former capital of Egypt famed for its ancient library and lighthouse.
What is Alexandria in Hindi?
Alexandria in Hindi is अलेक्ज़ेंड्रिया (alekzeṇḍriyā). See Alexandria meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Alexandria?
Alexandria is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Alexandria?
Alexandria is pronounced /æləkˈzændɹi.ə/ (US).

Words near Alexandria in the dictionary

  1. Alexandras
  2. Alexandre
  3. Alexandrescu
  4. Alexandretta
  5. Alexandrette
  6. Alexandria
  7. Alexandria Eschate
  8. Alexandrian
  9. Alexandrian Acephali
  10. Alexandrian laurel
  11. Alexandrian laurels

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