Cairo
1. a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers • Instance Hypernyms: town • Part Holonyms: Illinois, Prairie State, Land of Lincoln, IL 2. 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 • Syn: Al Qahira, El Qahira, Egyptian capital, capital of Egypt • Instance Hypernyms: national capital, port • Part Holonyms: Egypt, Arab Republic of Egypt, United Arab Republic • Member Meronyms: Cairene
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