Luxor

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UK/ˈlʌksɔː/US/ˈlʌksɔɹ/

proper noun

A city in Egypt, located on the site of the ancient Thebes.

OriginArabic الْأُقْصُر →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in Egypt, located on the site of the ancient Thebes.
  2. A governorate of Egypt.

Origin

  1. Arabicالْأُقْصُر
  2. EnglishLuxor

From Arabic الْأُقْصُر (al-ʔuqṣur).

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Translations

Arabic اَلْأُقْصُر
  • اَلْأُقْصُر (al-ʔuqṣur)city in Egypt
Chinese Cantonese 樂蜀 /乐蜀
  • 樂蜀 /乐蜀 (lok⁶ suk⁶)city in Egypt
Chinese Mandarin 盧克索 /卢克索, 樂蜀 /乐蜀
  • 盧克索 /卢克索 (Lúkèsuǒ)city in Egypt
  • 樂蜀 /乐蜀 (Lèshǔ)city in Egypt
Czech Luxor
  • Luxorcity in Egypt
German Luxor
  • Luxorcity in Egypt
Hindi लक्सोर
  • लक्सोर (laksor)city in Egypt
Japanese ルクソール
  • ルクソール (Rukusōru)city in Egypt
Korean 룩소르
  • 룩소르 (ruksoreu)city in Egypt
Persian اُقْصُر
  • اُقْصُر (uqsur /oġsor)city in Egypt
Polish Luksor
  • Luksorcity in Egypt
Portuguese Luxor
  • Luxorcity in Egypt
Russian Луксор
  • Луксор (Luksor)city in Egypt
Vietnamese Luxor
  • Luxorcity in Egypt
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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