Cairo

C3A1I1R1O1
uppercase/ˈkaɪ.ɹoʊ//kɛɹ.oʊ//keɪ.ɹoʊ/

proper noun

The capital city of Egypt.

CommonScrabble 7

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Caherah · alternative Al-Caherah

  1. The capital city of Egypt.

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  2. A governorate of Egypt, containing the capital city.
  3. metonymicallyThe Egyptian government.
  4. Several places in the United States:
  5. A community in the township of Dawn-Euphemia, Ontario, Canada.

Synonyms & antonyms

capital of Egypt

Origin

  1. Arabicالْقَاهِرَة
  2. ItalianIl Cairo
  3. EnglishCairo

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

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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

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Cite this entry
APA

Cairo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cairo

MLA

“Cairo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cairo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cairo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cairo.

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