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luxor
/ˈlʌksɔɹ/
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What does luxor mean?
proper noun
- A city in Egypt, located on the site of the ancient Thebes.
- A governorate of Egypt.
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These relics have been discovered in various parts of the country, from Cairo to Luxor, in great numbers.
Similar scenes are presented in the "birth- temples" at Denderah, Edfu, Philae, Esneh, and Luxor; see Naville, op.
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Two hundred grenadiers stood the obelisk of Luxor upon its base in a few hours; do you suppose that one man could have accomplished the same task in two hundred days?
"I was present at the erection of the Luxor Obelisk in Paris, and yet I think that I would have felt greater emotion if I had witnessed the successful performance of the old Celtic engineer who placed on its three pedestals of stone the enormous rock which constitutes the Druidical altar here at Castle May."