cairo
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 5
/ˈkaɪ.ɹoʊ/
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/ˈkaɪ.ɹoʊ/ · /kɛɹ.oʊ/ · /keɪ.ɹoʊ/
Definition of cairo
17 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
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The capital city of Egypt.
“Representatives of the Syrian National Council and the National Coordination Body for Democratic Change in Syria signed an agreement late Friday in Cairo for a transition in a post-Assad era, the NCB said on its Facebook page.”
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The capital city of Egypt.
“Representatives of the Syrian National Council and the National Coordination Body for Democratic Change in Syria signed an agreement late Friday in Cairo for a transition in a post-Assad era, the NCB said on its Facebook page.”
- A governorate of Egypt, containing the capital city.
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- A community in the township of Dawn-Euphemia, Ontario, Canada.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Il Cairo, from Arabic الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira)
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