Alexandria
A city, port, and former capital of Egypt famed for its ancient library and lighthouseA city, port, and former capital of Egypt famed for its ancient library and lighthouse.
» Sami drove from Cairo to Alexandria.
Meaning
34 sensesA city, port, and former capital of Egypt famed for its ancient library and lighthouse.
Various other former cities in West Asia founded by Alexander the Great, including
(historical)Former name of Iskandariya: a city in central Iraq.
(historical)Former name of Iskenderun: a city in southeastern Turkey.
(historical)Former name of Kandahar: a city in southern Afghanistan.
(historical)Former name of Bagram: a city in eastern Afghanistan.
(historical)Former name of Ghazni: a city in eastern Afghanistan.
(historical)Former name of Mary: a city in Turkmenistan.
(historical)Former name of Khujand: a city in Tajikistan.
A governorate of Egypt around the city.
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Calhoun County, Alabama.
A city in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana.
A city in Kentucky, and one of the two county seats of Campbell County.
Examples
19 sentencesSami drove from Cairo to Alexandria.
Sami moved to Cairo from Alexandria.
You have not traveled to Alexandria.
Did you go to Cairo or Alexandria?
ruВы ездили в Каир или в Александрию? — odexed
deBist du nach Kairo oder nach Alexandria gefahren? — xtofu80
Sami was moving from Cairo to Alexandria.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English Alexandria, from Old English Alexandria, from Latin Alexandrīa, from AFrom Middle English Alexandria, from Old English Alexandria, from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia), from Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “Alexander”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), initially chiefly places founded by Alexander the Great of Macedonia and subsequently usually with reference to Alexandria in Egypt, a major Hellenistic cultural center, center of early Christianity, and continuing major international port. Compare Antioch, Seleucia, and Ptolemais. Doublet of Kandahar, Iskenderun, Scandaroon, and Alexandretta.
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