Cairo

• Caherah, Al-Caherah (obsolete)

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

• (capital of Egypt) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɪɹoʊ/

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  • Rhymes: -aɪɹəʊ
  • Homophone: chiro
• (US towns and cities) IPA^(key): /kɛɹoʊ/, /keɪɹoʊ/

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Cairo

1. The capital city of Egypt.
2. A governorate of Egypt, containing the capital city.
3. Several places in the United States:
   1. A city, the county seat of Grady County, Georgia.
   2. A city, the county seat of Alexander County, Illinois.
   3. An unincorporated community in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
   4. An unincorporated community in Pratt County, Kansas.
   5. A village in Randolph County, Missouri.
   6. A village in Hall County, Nebraska.
   7. A town, hamlet, and census-designated place in Greene County, New York.
   8. A village in Allen County, Ohio.
   9. An unincorporated community in Stark County, Ohio.
   10. A small unincorporated community in Coal County, Oklahoma.
   11. An unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon.
   12. An unincorporated community in Crockett County, Tennessee.
   13. An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Tennessee.
   14. A town in Ritchie County, West Virginia.
4. A community in the township of Dawn-Euphemia, Ontario, Canada.

• (capital of Egypt): Fustat, Fostat (historical)

• Cairene

• Arico, Coria, cario-, coria

• Cayro (obsolete)

• Hyphenation: Cai‧ro

Cairo m

1. Cairo (the capital city of Egypt)
2. Cairo (a governorate of Egypt)

• cairota

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaiɾo/ [ˈkai̯.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -aiɾo
• Syllabification: Cai‧ro

El Cairo m

1. Cairo (the capital of Egypt)
2. Cairo (a governorate of Egypt)