HOW TO PRONOUNCE
cairo
/ˈkaɪɹoʊ/
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What does cairo mean?
proper noun
- The capital city of Egypt.
- A governorate of Egypt, containing the capital city.
- The Egyptian government.
More meanings (15)
proper noun
- A city, the county seat of Grady County, Georgia.
- A city, the county seat of Alexander County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Pratt County, Kansas.
- A village in Randolph County, Missouri.
- A village in Hall County, Nebraska.
- A town, hamlet, and census-designated place in Greene County, New York.
- A village in Allen County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Stark County, Ohio.
- A small unincorporated community in Coal County, Oklahoma.
- An unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon.
- An unincorporated community in Crockett County, Tennessee.
- An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Tennessee.
- A town in Ritchie County, West Virginia.
- A community in the township of Dawn-Euphemia, Ontario, Canada.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈkaɪɹoʊ/
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These were required for driving the piles in that great work --the barrage of the Nile near Cairo.
According to the contract made with me I was to reach Cairo within ten days from the commencement of the journey.
More book examples (3)
Then the goods are taken by boats or trains to the capital, Cairo, where the Sultan lives, and to other large towns.
At Cairo he gave his work the finishing touches, and on his return to Trieste in May it was ready for the press.
We didn’t see half there was to see in Cairo, because Tom was in such a sweat to hunt out places that was celebrated in history.