Cairo
/kɛɹ.oʊ/
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uppercase/ˈkaɪ.ɹoʊ/
Cairo proper noun: the capital city of Egypt.
Proper noun
Cairo
- The capital city of Egypt.
- Representatives of the Syrian National Council and the National Coordination Body for Democratic Change in Syria signed an agreement late Friday in Cairo for a transition in a post-Assad era, the NCB said on its Facebook page.2011 December 31, “Syrian opposition group: More than 5,800 died in 2011”, in CNN
- A governorate of Egypt, containing the capital city.
- The Egyptian government.
- A city, the county seat of Grady County, Georgia.
- A city, the county seat of Alexander County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Pratt County, Kansas.
- A village in Randolph County, Missouri.
- A village in Hall County, Nebraska.
- A town, hamlet, and census-designated place in Greene County, New York.
- A village in Allen County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Stark County, Ohio.
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- A small unincorporated community in Coal County, Oklahoma.
- An unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon.
- An unincorporated community in Crockett County, Tennessee.
- An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Tennessee.
- A town in Ritchie County, West Virginia.
- A community in the township of Dawn-Euphemia, Ontario, Canada.
Cairo meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Cairo in Hindi
- capital of Egypt — see also Fustat
- क़ाहिरा qāhirā
Cairo in Tamil
- capital of Egypt — see also Fustat
- கெய்ரோ keyrō
Cairo in Marathi
- capital of Egypt — see also Fustat
- काइरो kāiro
Cairo in Urdu
- capital of Egypt — see also Fustat
- قاہرہ qāhira
More languagesFewer languages
- Cairo in Bengali
- কায়রো kaẏorō, কাহিরা kahira
- Cairo in Telugu
- కైరో kairō
- Cairo in Malayalam
- കെയ്റോ keyṟō
- Cairo in Kannada
- ಕೈರೋ kairō
- Cairo in Punjabi
- ਕਾਹਿਰਾ kāhirā
- Cairo in Nepali
- काहिरा kāhirā, काहिरो kāhiro
- Cairo in Pashto
- قاهره qāherá
- Cairo in Tagalog
- Cairo
- Cairo in Arabic
- الْقَاهِرَة al-qāhira
- Cairo in Malay
- Kaherah
- Cairo in Indonesian
- Kairo
- Cairo in Persian
- قاهره qâhere
- Cairo in Thai
- ไคโร kai-roo
- Cairo in Vietnamese
- Cai-rô
- Cairo in Myanmar
- ကိုင်ရိုမြို့ kuing-ruimrui.
Synonyms of Cairo
Forms of Cairo
| alternative form | Caherah |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Al-Caherah |
Origin of Cairo
Borrowed from Italian Il Cairo, from Arabic الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira)
Words formed from Cairo
Words that rhyme with Cairo
Questions about Cairo
- What does Cairo mean?
- Cairo means the capital city of Egypt.
- What is Cairo in Hindi?
- Cairo in Hindi is क़ाहिरा (qāhirā). See Cairo meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Cairo?
- Cairo is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Cairo?
- Cairo is pronounced /ˈkaɪ.ɹoʊ/ (uppercase).
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Cairo (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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