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adj
Of or pertaining to Cairo, the capital of Egypt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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name
The variety of Egyptian Arabic spoken in Cairo.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A native or inhabitant of Cairo.
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noun
a native or inhabitant of Cairo
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Egyptian
History
From Latin Cairenus, from Cairo + -nus (“-ene: forming related nouns”). Equivalent to Cairo + -ene.
Across languages
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