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Cairene

Cairene adjective: of or pertaining to Cairo, the capital of Egypt.

Adjective

Cairene (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Cairo, the capital of Egypt.
    • The shop, in typical Cairene fashion, was small.

Noun

Cairene (plural Cairenes)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Cairo.

Proper noun

Cairene

  1. The variety of Egyptian Arabic spoken in Cairo.

Cairene meaning in Bengali and Arabic

Cairene in Bengali

of or pertaining to Cairo
কাহেরিয়া kaheriẏa
native or inhabitant of Cairo
কাহেরী kaherī

Cairene in Arabic

of or pertaining to Cairo
قَاهِرِيّ qāhiriyy

Forms of Cairene

pluralCairenes

Origin of Cairene

From Latin Cairenus, from Cairo + -nus (“-ene: forming related nouns”). Equivalent to Cairo + -ene.

Questions about Cairene

What does Cairene mean?
Cairene means of or pertaining to Cairo, the capital of Egypt.
What is Cairene in Bengali?
Cairene in Bengali is কাহেরিয়া (kaheriẏa), কাহেরী (kaherī). See Cairene meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is Cairene?
Cairene can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Cairene in the dictionary

  1. caiques
  2. cair
  3. caird
  4. cairds
  5. caire
  6. Cairene
  7. Cairenes
  8. Caires
  9. Caireses
  10. cairing
  11. cairn

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