Definition of Egyptian capital

1. 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.

Exact synonyms: Al Qahira, Cairo, Capital Of Egypt, El Qahira
Generic synonyms: Port, National Capital
Group relationships: Arab Republic Of Egypt, Egypt, United Arab Republic
Member holonyms: Cairene

Lexicographical Neighbors of Egyptian Capital

Egipte
Eglis' glands
Egretta
Egretta albus
Egretta caerulea
Egretta garzetta
Egretta thula
Egypt
Egyptian
Egyptian Arabic
Egyptian Empire
Egyptian Islamic Jihad
Egyptian Mau
Egyptian Maus
Egyptian bean
Egyptian capital
Egyptian cat
Egyptian cobra
Egyptian corn
Egyptian cotton
Egyptian darkness
Egyptian deity
Egyptian fraction
Egyptian fractions
Egyptian haematuria
Egyptian henbane
Egyptian lupine
Egyptian monetary unit
Egyptian onion

Literary usage of Egyptian capital

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Mediterranean and Its Borderlands by Joel Cook (1910)
"THE ANCIENT egyptian capital. And now the winds that southward blow Bear me away! I see below The long line of the Libyan Nile; Osiris, holding in his hand ..."

2. The Mediterranean and Its Borderlands by Joel Cook (1910)
"THE ANCIENT egyptian capital. And now the winds that southward blow Bear me away! I see below The long line of the Libyan Nile; Osiris, holding in his hand ..."

3. The Meaning of Architecture: An Essay in Constructive Criticism by Irving Kane Pond (1918)
"But no bell- shaped egyptian capital had an abacus or any member corresponding to it; nor did the curve of any egyptian capital develop functionally against ..."

4. The Oriental World: A Record of Travel, Adventure and Exploration in Russia by Thomas Wallace Knox (1889)
"High Jinks in the egyptian capital—Dancing Horses—Arabian Blooded Steeds— Treading the "Light Fantastic Toe"—Bedouin Riders—The Mysterious Cage- Egyptian ..."

5. The Provinces of the Roman Empire from Caesar to Diocletian by Theodor Mommsen (1887)
"The great public buildings of the egyptian capital, the royal palace, ... whose architecture was highly developed ; but the egyptian capital, ..."

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