Heliopolis

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/ˌhiːliˈɒpəlɪs/

proper noun

The ancient capital of the 13th nome of Lower Egypt, located in the northern suburbs of modern Cairo, Egypt.

Similar
IunuIwnwOnAwenHeliopolis in AugustamnicaHeliopolis SyriacaHeliopolis in SyraHeliopolis in Coelosyria
OriginLatin Hēliopolis ← Ancient Greek Ἡλίου πόλις →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalThe ancient capital of the 13th nome of Lower Egypt, located in the northern suburbs of modern Cairo, Egypt.

    Synonyms: Iunu, Iwnw, On, Awen, Heliopolis in Augustamnica

  2. historicalAn ancient city in modern Lebanon; modern Baalbek.

    Synonyms: Heliopolis Syriaca, Heliopolis in Syra, Heliopolis in Coelosyria, Heliopolis in Phoenicia

  3. A suburb of Cairo, Egypt.
  4. A suburb of Athens, Greece.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe ancient capital of the 13th nome of Lower Egypt, located in the northern suburbs of modern Cairo, Egypt.

Similar
IunuIwnwOnAwenHeliopolis in Augustamnica

proper nounAn ancient city in modern Lebanon; modern Baalbek.

Similar
Heliopolis SyriacaHeliopolis in SyraHeliopolis in CoelosyriaHeliopolis in Phoenicia
Also see
awenbaalbekheliopolis in augustamnicaheliopolis in coelosyriaheliopolis in phoeniciaheliopolis in syraheliopolis syriacaiunuiwnwon

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἩλίου πόλις“Sun City”
  2. LatinHēliopolis
  3. EnglishHeliopolis

Borrowed from Latin Hēliopolis, from Ancient Greek Ἡλίου πόλις (Hēlíou pólis, “Sun City”), from the important solar cults of Ra and Baal. Doublet of Surajpur.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἡλίου πόλις
  • Ἡλίου πόλις (Hēlíou pólis)Ancient Egyptian city
Catalan Heliòpolis, Heliòpolis
  • HeliòpolisAncient Syrian city
  • HeliòpolisAncient Egyptian city
French Héliopolis
  • HéliopolisAncient Egyptian city
German Heliopolis
  • HeliopolisAncient Egyptian city
Hebrew אָוֶן
  • אָוֶן (āwen)Ancient Egyptian city
Irish Héileapoil
  • HéileapoilAncient Egyptian city
Italian Eliopoli, Eliopoli
  • EliopoliAncient Syrian city
  • EliopoliAncient Egyptian city
Latin Hēliopolis
  • HēliopolisAncient Egyptian city
Polish Heliopolis, Heliopolis
  • HeliopolisAncient Syrian city
  • HeliopolisAncient Egyptian city
Portuguese Heliópolis, Heliópolis
  • HeliópolisAncient Syrian city
  • HeliópolisAncient Egyptian city
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: Heliopolis on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.