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/ɪdʒˈɪpʃən kˈæpətəl/ Listen

Egyptian capital

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. Synonyms: Al Qahira, Cairo, capital of Egypt, El Qahira.

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... with some elderly wise men in the Egyptian capital of Sais, a town already 8,000 years of age, as documented by the annals engraved on the sacred walls of its temples. One of these elders related the history of another town 1,000 years older still. This original city of Athens, ninety centuries old, had been invaded ...

— 20000 Leagues Under the Seas • Jules Verne