Associations to the word «Alexandria»

Wiktionary

ALEXANDRIA, proper noun. A city and port in Egypt.
ALEXANDRIA, proper noun. Any of a number of cities bearing the same name, including Alexandria, Virginia, USA.
ALEXANDRIA, proper noun. A female given name.

Dictionary definition

ALEXANDRIA, noun. A town in Louisiana on the Red River.
ALEXANDRIA, noun. The chief port of Egypt; located on the western edge of the Nile delta on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Alexander the Great; the capital of ancient Egypt.

Wise words

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