Associations to the word «Cairo»

Wiktionary

CAIRO, proper noun. The capital of Egypt.
CAIRO, proper noun. Any of several cities and towns in the United States.

Dictionary definition

CAIRO, noun. A town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.
CAIRO, noun. The capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just to the south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs.

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