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
Pronunciation
/ˈkaɪ.ɹoʊ/
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/ˈkaɪ.ɹoʊ/ · /kɛɹ.oʊ/ · /keɪ.ɹoʊ/

Definition of cairo

17 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. 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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name

  1. 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.”
  2. A governorate of Egypt, containing the capital city.
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  17. 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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