Etymology

Cairo

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Today it means: The capital city of Egypt. Full definition →

Italian Il Cairo ← Arabic الْقَاهِرَة
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromالْقَاهِرَة
  2. Italian · borrowed fromIl Cairo
  3. English todayCairo

Borrowed from Italian Il Cairo, from Arabic الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira)

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