Meanings
proper noun
- Various other former cities in West Asia founded by Alexander the Great, including
- historicalFormer name of Iskandariya: a city in central Iraq.
- historicalFormer name of Iskenderun: a city in southeastern Turkey.
- historicalFormer name of Kandahar: a city in southern Afghanistan.
- historicalFormer name of Bagram: a city in eastern Afghanistan.
- historicalFormer name of Ghazni: a city in eastern Afghanistan.
- historicalFormer name of Khujand: a city in Tajikistan.
- alternativeAlternative form of Alessandria: a city in Piedmont, Italy.
- A governorate of Egypt around the city.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana.
- A city in Kentucky, and one of the two county seats of Campbell County.
- A city, the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
- A city, the county seat of Douglas County, Minnesota.
- A township in Douglas County, Minnesota.
- A city in Clark County, Missouri.
- A village in Thayer County, Nebraska.
- A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
- A township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
- A town in Jefferson County, New York.
- A village in Licking County, Ohio.
- A borough of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
- A minor city, the county seat of Hanson County, South Dakota.
- A town in DeKalb County, Tennessee.
- 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, archived from the original on 01 Oct 2025
- A former town in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada; now a part of the township of North Glengarry.
- A suburb of Sydney in the Sydney council area, New South Wales, Australia.
- A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.
- A town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
- A town in Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
- A town in West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3980).
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounFormer name of Mary: a city in Turkmenistan.
Similar
ancient & medieval Iskenderun, Turkey
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂lek-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂lékseti
- Proto-Hellenic*aléksō
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓λέξω (ăléxō)
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂nḗr
- Proto-Hellenic*anḗr
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓νδρ- (ăndr-)
- Ancient GreekᾸ̓λέξᾰνδρος (Ăléxăndros)
- Ancient GreekἈλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia)
- LatinAlexandrēa
- LatinAlexandria
- Old EnglishAlexandria
- Middle EnglishAlexandria
- EnglishAlexandria
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.
More words from Middle English, Old English, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Alexandrië
- Alexandriëcity in Egypt
Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια, Ἀλεξάνδρεια
- Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia)city in Egypt
- Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia)any of a number of cities bearing the same name
Arabic اَلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة
- اَلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة (al-ʔiskandariyya)city in Egypt
Basque Alexandria
- Alexandriacity in Egypt
Bengali ইস্কান্দরিয়া
- ইস্কান্দরিয়া (iskandoriẏa)city in Egypt
Bulgarian Александри́я, Алекса́ндрия
- Александри́я (Aleksandríja)city in Egypt
- Алекса́ндрия (Aleksándrija)any of a number of cities bearing the same name
Catalan Alexandria
- Alexandriacity in Egypt
Chinese Mandarin 亞歷山卓 /亚历山卓, 亞歷山大 /亚历山大
- 亞歷山卓 /亚历山卓 (Yàlìshānzhuó)female given name
- 亞歷山大 /亚历山大 (Yàlìshāndà)female given name
- 亞歷山卓 /亚历山卓 (Yàlìshānzhuó)city in Egypt
- 亞歷山大港 /亚历山大港 (Yàlìshāndàgǎng)city in Egypt
- 亞歷山卓 /亚历山卓 (Yàlìshānzhuó)any of a number of cities bearing the same name
- 亞歷山大 /亚历山大 (Yàlìshāndà)any of a number of cities bearing the same name
Czech Alexandrie
- Alexandriecity in Egypt
Danish Alexandria
- Alexandriacity in Egypt
Dutch Alexandrië
- Alexandriëcity in Egypt
Esperanto Aleksandrio
- Aleksandriocity in Egypt
Estonian Aleksandria
- Aleksandriacity in Egypt
Finnish Aleksandra, Aleksandria
- Aleksandrafemale given name
- Aleksandriacity in Egypt
- Alexandriaany of a number of cities bearing the same name
French Alexandrie
- Alexandriecity in Egypt
German Alexandria, Alexandrien
- Alexandriacity in Egypt
- Alexandriencity in Egypt
Greek Αλεξάνδρεια, Αλεξάνδρεια
- Αλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia)city in Egypt
- Αλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia)any of a number of cities bearing the same name
Hebrew אֲלֶכְּסַנְדְּרִיָּה
- אֲלֶכְּסַנְדְּרִיָּה (Aleksandríya)city in Egypt
Hindi अलेक्ज़ेंड्रिया, अलेक्ज़ेंड्रिया
- अलेक्ज़ेंड्रिया (alekzeṇḍriyā)female given name
- अलेक्ज़ेंड्रिया (alekzeṇḍriyā)city in Egypt
- अलेक्ज़ेंड्रिया (alekzeṇḍriyā)any of a number of cities bearing the same name
Hungarian Alexandria
- Alexandriacity in Egypt
Icelandic Alexandría
- Alexandríacity in Egypt
Indonesian Iskandariyah, Aleksandria
- Iskandariyahcity in Egypt
- Aleksandriacity in Egypt
Irish Cathair Alastair
- Cathair Alastaircity in Egypt
Italian Alessandria
- Alessandriacity in Egypt
Japanese アレキサンドリア
- アレキサンドリア (Arekisandoria)city in Egypt
Korean 알렉산드리아, 알렉산드리아
- 알렉산드리아 (alleksandeuria)city in Egypt
- 알렉산드리아 (allegsandeulia)any of a number of cities bearing the same name
Latin Alexandrēa, Alexandrīa
- Alexandrēacity in Egypt
- Alexandrīacity in Egypt
- Alexandrēaany of a number of cities bearing the same name
- Alexandrīaany of a number of cities bearing the same name
Latvian Aleksandrija
- Aleksandrijacity in Egypt
Lithuanian Aleksandrija
- Aleksandrijacity in Egypt
Malay Iskandariah
- Iskandariahcity in Egypt
Norwegian Alexandria
- Alexandriacity in Egypt
Persian اسکندریه
- اسکندریه (eskandariyye)city in Egypt
Polish Aleksandria
- Aleksandriacity in Egypt
Portuguese Alexandria
- Alexandriacity in Egypt
Punjabi ਸਿਕੰਦਰੀਆ
- ਸਿਕੰਦਰੀਆ (sikandrīā)city in Egypt
Romanian Alexandria
- Alexandriacity in Egypt
Russian Алекса́ндра, Александри́я
- Алекса́ндра (Aleksándra)female given name
- Александри́я (Aleksandríja)city in Egypt
- Алекса́ндрия (Aleksándrija)any of a number of cities bearing the same name
- Алегза́ндрия (Alegzándrija)any of a number of cities bearing the same name
Slovak Alexandria
- Alexandriacity in Egypt
Spanish Alejandra, Alejandría
- Alejandrafemale given name
- Alejandríacity in Egypt
- Alejandríaany of a number of cities bearing the same name
Swahili Aleksandria
- Aleksandriacity in Egypt
Swedish Alexandria
- Alexandriacity in Egypt
Tagalog Alehandriya
- Alehandriyacity in Egypt
Tamil அலெக்சாந்திரியா
- அலெக்சாந்திரியா (alekcāntiriyā)city in Egypt
Thai อะเล็กซานเดรีย
- อะเล็กซานเดรีย (à-lék-saan-dà-ria)city in Egypt
Turkish İskenderiye
- İskenderiyecity in Egypt
Ukrainian Александрі́я
- Александрі́я (Aleksandríja)city in Egypt
Urdu اسکندریہ
- اسکندریہ (iskandariya)city in Egypt
Welsh Alecsandria
- Alecsandriacity in Egypt
Cite this entry
APA
Alexandria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alexandria
MLA
“Alexandria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alexandria. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alexandria,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alexandria.
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