Meanings
alternative Caherah · alternative Al-Caherah
- 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.
- metonymicallyThe Egyptian government.
- Several places in the United States:
- 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.
- 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.
- A small unincorporated community in Coal County, Oklahoma.
- A town in Ritchie County, West Virginia.
- A community in the township of Dawn-Euphemia, Ontario, Canada.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Arabicالْقَاهِرَة
- ItalianIl Cairo
- EnglishCairo
Borrowed from Italian Il Cairo, from Arabic الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira)
More words from Italian, Arabic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Kaïro
- Kaïrocapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Arabic الْقَاهِرَة
- الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira)capital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Basque Kairo
- Kairocapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Bengali কায়রো, কাহিরা
- কায়রো (kaẏorō)capital of Egypt — see also Fustat
- কাহিরা (kahira)capital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Bulgarian Ка́йро
- Ка́йро (Kájro)capital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Catalan Caire
- Cairecapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Chinese Cantonese 開羅 /开罗
- 開羅 /开罗 (hoi¹ lo⁴)capital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Chinese Mandarin 開羅 /开罗
- 開羅 /开罗 (Kāiluó)capital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Czech Káhira
- Káhiracapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Danish Kairo
- Kairocapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Dutch Caïro
- Caïrocapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Esperanto Kairo
- Kairocapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Estonian Kairo
- Kairocapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Finnish Kairo
- Kairocapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
French Le Caire
- Le Cairecapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
German Kairo
- Kairocapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Greek Κάιρο, Ἡλιούπολις
- Κάιρο (Káiro)capital of Egypt — see also Fustat
- Ἡλιούπολις (Ilioúpolis)capital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Hebrew קָהִיר
- קָהִיר (kahír)capital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Hindi क़ाहिरा
- क़ाहिरा (qāhirā)capital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Hungarian Kairó
- Kairócapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Icelandic Kaíró
- Kaírócapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Indonesian Kairo
- Kairocapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Irish Caireo
- Caireocapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Italian Il Cairo
- Il Cairocapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Japanese カイロ
- カイロ (Kairo)capital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Korean 카이로, 까히라
- 카이로 (Kairo)capital of Egypt — see also Fustat
- 까히라 (Kkahira)capital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Latin Cāirus, Cāhĕre
- Cāiruscapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
- Cāhĕrecapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Latvian Kaira
- Kairacapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Lithuanian Kairas
- Kairascapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Malay Kaherah
- Kaherahcapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Norwegian Bokmål Kairo
- Kairocapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Persian قاهره
- قاهره (qâhere)capital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Polish Kair
- Kaircapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Portuguese Cairo
- Cairocapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Punjabi ਕਾਹਿਰਾ
- ਕਾਹਿਰਾ (kāhirā)capital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Romanian Cairo
- Cairocapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Russian Каи́р
- Каи́р (Kaír)capital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Scottish Gaelic Cairo
- Cairocapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Slovak Káhira
- Káhiracapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Spanish El Cairo
- El Cairocapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Swahili Kairo
- Kairocapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Swedish Kairo
- Kairocapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Tagalog Cairo
- Cairocapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Tamil கெய்ரோ
- கெய்ரோ (keyrō)capital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Thai ไคโร
- ไคโร (kai-roo)capital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Turkish Kahire
- Kahirecapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Ukrainian Каї́р
- Каї́р (Kajír)capital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Urdu قاہرہ
- قاہرہ (qāhira)capital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Vietnamese Cai-rô, Kê (thành)
- Cai-rôcapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
- Kê (thành)capital of Egypt — see also Fustat
- 垓鮋capital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Welsh Cairo
- Cairocapital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Yiddish קייראָ
- קייראָ (keyro)capital of Egypt — see also Fustat
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Cairo
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Anagrams
Cite this entry
Cairo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cairo
“Cairo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cairo. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cairo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cairo.
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