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CAIRENE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Cairo
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Cairene" is a kind of...):
Egyptian (a native or inhabitant of Egypt)
Holonyms ("Cairene" is a member of...):
Al Qahira; Cairo; capital of Egypt; Egyptian capital; El Qahira (the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa, located near the ancient cities of Memphis (capital of the Pharaohs), Giza (the pyramids of Giza) and Fustat (the first capital of Egypt under Arab rule); a major port just south of the Nile delta)