Cairene

C3A1I1R1E1N1E1

adjective

Of or pertaining to Cairo, the capital of Egypt.

“The shop, in typical Cairene fashion, was small.”

OriginLatin Cairenus →
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Meanings

adjectiveCairene (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to Cairo, the capital of Egypt.

    The shop, in typical Cairene fashion, was small.

nounCairene (plural Cairenes)

plural Cairenes

  1. A native or inhabitant of Cairo.
proper noun
  1. The variety of Egyptian Arabic spoken in Cairo.

Origin

  1. LatinCairenus
  2. EnglishCairene

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

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Translations

Afrikaans Kaïreens, Kaïroos
  • Kaïreensof or pertaining to Cairo
  • Kaïroosof or pertaining to Cairo
  • Kaïreennative or inhabitant of Cairo
Arabic قَاهِرِيّ
  • قَاهِرِيّ (qāhiriyy)of or pertaining to Cairo
Bengali কাহেরিয়া, কাহেরী
  • কাহেরিয়া (kaheriẏa)of or pertaining to Cairo
  • কাহেরী (kaherī)native or inhabitant of Cairo
Catalan cairota
  • cairotaof or pertaining to Cairo
Finnish kairolainen, kairolainen
  • kairolainenof or pertaining to Cairo
  • kairolainennative or inhabitant of Cairo
French cairote, Cairote
  • cairoteof or pertaining to Cairo
  • Cairotenative or inhabitant of Cairo
Hungarian kairói
  • kairóiof or pertaining to Cairo
Italian cairota
  • cairotanative or inhabitant of Cairo
Polish kairski, kairczyk
  • kairskiof or pertaining to Cairo
  • kairczyknative or inhabitant of Cairo
  • kairkanative or inhabitant of Cairo
Portuguese cairota
  • cairotaof or pertaining to Cairo
Russian каи́рский, каи́рец
  • каи́рский (kaírskij)of or pertaining to Cairo
  • каи́рец (kaírec)native or inhabitant of Cairo
Spanish cairota, cairota
  • cairotaof or pertaining to Cairo
  • cairotanative or inhabitant of Cairo
Ukrainian каї́рський, каї́рець
  • каї́рський (kajírsʹkyj)of or pertaining to Cairo
  • каї́рець (kajírecʹ)native or inhabitant of Cairo

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Cairene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cairene

MLA

“Cairene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cairene. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cairene,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cairene.

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