Meanings
proper nounthe Great Pyramid of Giza
alternative Great Pyramid at Giza
- The largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids, and the only remaining member of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
A ſection of the great pyramid at Gize, and a view of the head of the Sphinx.
1743, Richard Pococke, “Contents of the Plates contain’d in this Volume”, in A Description of the East, and Some Other Countries, volume the first (Observations on Egypt), London: Printed for the Author, by W. Bowyer; […]1 more example
AS you favoured my letter concerning the great pyramid of Giza with a place in your Repoſitory,[…].
1803, The Gentleman’s Magazine, page 805
Translations
Arabic هَرَم أَكْبَر, هَرَم خُوفُو
- هَرَم أَكْبَر (haram ʔakbar)the largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
- هَرَم خُوفُو (haram ḵūfū)the largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Bulgarian Хеопсова пирамида
- Хеопсова пирамида (Heopsova piramida)the largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Catalan piràmide de Kheops
- piràmide de Kheopsthe largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Chinese Mandarin 吉薩金字塔 /吉萨金字塔
- 吉薩金字塔 /吉萨金字塔 (Jísà jīnzìtǎ)the largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Czech Chufuova pyramida
- Chufuova pyramidathe largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Danish Keopspyramiden
- Keopspyramidenthe largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Dutch piramide van Cheops
- piramide van Cheopsthe largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Estonian Cheopsi püramiid
- Cheopsi püramiidthe largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Finnish Kheopsin pyramidi
- Kheopsin pyramidithe largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
French pyramide de Khéops
- pyramide de Khéopsthe largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
German Cheops-Pyramide
- Cheops-Pyramidethe largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Greek πυραμίδα του Χέοπα
- πυραμίδα του Χέοπα (pyramída tou Chéopa)the largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Hebrew הפירמידה הגדולה של גיזה
- הפירמידה הגדולה של גיזה (ha-piramída ha-gdolá shel gáza)the largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Hindi गीज़ा का महान पिरामिड, गीज़ा का महान अहराम
- गीज़ा का महान पिरामिड (gīzā kā mahān pirāmiḍ)the largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
- गीज़ा का महान अहराम (gīzā kā mahān ahrām)the largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Hungarian gízai nagy piramis
- gízai nagy piramisthe largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Icelandic pýramídinn mikli í Giza
- pýramídinn mikli í Gizathe largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Indonesian Piramida Agung Giza
- Piramida Agung Gizathe largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Italian Piramide di Cheope
- Piramide di Cheopethe largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Japanese ギザの大ピラミッド, クフ王のピラミッド
- ギザの大ピラミッド (Giza no dai-piramiddo)the largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
- クフ王のピラミッド (Kufu-ō no piramiddo)the largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Korean 기자의 대피라미드
- 기자의 대피라미드 (Gija-ui daepiramideu)the largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Lithuanian Cheopso piramidė
- Cheopso piramidėthe largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Malay Piramid Agung Kufu
- Piramid Agung Kufuthe largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Norwegian Kheopspyramiden
- Kheopspyramidenthe largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Persian هرم بزرگ جیزه
- هرم بزرگ جیزه (heram-e bozorg-e jize)the largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Polish Piramida Cheopsa
- Piramida Cheopsathe largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Portuguese Pirâmide de Quéops
- Pirâmide de Quéopsthe largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Russian пирами́да Хео́пса, пирами́да Ху́фу
- пирами́да Хео́пса (piramída Xeópsa)the largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
- пирами́да Ху́фу (piramída Xúfu)the largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Slovak Chufuova pyramída
- Chufuova pyramídathe largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Spanish Gran Pirámide de Guiza
- Gran Pirámide de Guizathe largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Swedish Cheopspyramiden
- Cheopspyramidenthe largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Tamil கிசாவின் பெரிய பிரமிட்
- கிசாவின் பெரிய பிரமிட் (kicāviṉ periya piramiṭ)the largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Turkish Keops piramidi
- Keops piramidithe largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
Vietnamese Kim tự tháp Cheops
- Kim tự tháp Cheopsthe largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids
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