CAIRO
Dictionary entry overview: What does Cairo mean?
• CAIRO (noun)
The noun CAIRO has 2 senses:
1. a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
2. the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs
Familiarity information: CAIRO used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CAIRO (noun)
Meaning:
A town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Cairo" is a part of...):
IL; Illinois; Land of Lincoln; Prairie State (a Midwest state in north-central United States)
Meaning:
The capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Al Qahira; capital of Egypt; Egyptian capital; El Qahira; Cairo
Instance hypernyms:
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
national capital (the capital city of a nation)
Meronyms (members of "Cairo"):
Cairene (a native or inhabitant of Cairo)
Holonyms ("Cairo" 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)
