"Heliopolis" meaning in English

See Heliopolis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˌhiːliˈɒpəlɪs/
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Hēliopolis, from Ancient Greek Ἡλίου πόλις (Hēlíou pólis, “Sun City”), from the important solar cults of Ra and Baal. Doublet of Surajpur. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Hēliopolis}} Latin Hēliopolis, {{der|en|grc|Ἡλίου πόλις||Sun City}} Ancient Greek Ἡλίου πόλις (Hēlíou pólis, “Sun City”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Heliopolis
  1. (historical) The ancient capital of the 13th nome of Lower Egypt, located in the northern suburbs of modern Cairo, Egypt. Wikidata QID: Q191687 Tags: historical Categories (place): Places in Cairo, Places in Egypt Synonyms: Iunu (english: its name in Ancient Egypt), Iwnw, On, Awen, Heliopolis in Augustamnica Translations (Ancient Egyptian city): Ἡλίου πόλις (Hēlíou pólis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Heliòpolis (Catalan), ⲱⲛ (ōn) (Coptic), iwn-nw:O49 (jwnw) (Egyptian), Héliopolis (French), Heliopolis [neuter] (German), אָוֶן (āwen) (Hebrew), Hēliopolis (Latin), हीलियोपोलिस (hīliyopolis) (Marathi), हेलिओपोलिस (heliopolis) (Marathi), Արեգ քաղաք (Areg kʻałakʻ) (Old Armenian)
    Sense id: en-Heliopolis-en-name-en:Q191687 Categories (other): Ancient settlements, Former capitals, Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters, Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Coptic translations, Terms with Egyptian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Old Armenian translations, Ancient Egypt Disambiguation of Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters: 51 22 13 13 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks: 53 22 13 13 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 26 1 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 79 20 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 66 24 4 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 26 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 59 24 9 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 64 20 6 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Coptic translations: 80 18 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Egyptian translations: 70 17 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 77 21 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 74 22 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 74 22 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 80 18 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 65 21 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Armenian translations: 62 23 6 10 Disambiguation of Ancient Egypt: 74 3 23 0 Disambiguation of 'Ancient Egyptian city': 47 33 11 9
  2. (historical) An ancient city in modern Lebanon; modern Baalbek. Tags: historical Categories (place): Places in Lebanon Synonyms: Heliopolis Syriaca, Heliopolis in Syra, Heliopolis in Coelosyria, Heliopolis in Phoenicia Translations (Ancient Syrian city): Heliòpolis (Catalan), हीलियोपोलिस (hīliyopolis) (Marathi), हेलिओपोलिस (heliopolis) (Marathi)
    Sense id: en-Heliopolis-en-name-NY663ZEi Categories (other): Ancient settlements Disambiguation of 'Ancient Syrian city': 13 75 6 6
  3. A suburb of Cairo, Egypt. Categories (place): Places in Cairo, Places in Egypt, Suburbs of Cairo
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  4. A suburb of Athens, Greece. Categories (place): Places in Athens, Places in Greece, Suburbs of Athens
    Sense id: en-Heliopolis-en-name-p~6Jyqzi
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      "sense": "Ancient Egyptian city",
      "word": "אָוֶן"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "Ancient Egyptian city",
      "word": "Hēliopolis"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "hīliyopolis",
      "sense": "Ancient Egyptian city",
      "word": "हीलियोपोलिस"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "heliopolis",
      "sense": "Ancient Egyptian city",
      "word": "हेलिओपोलिस"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "Ancient Syrian city",
      "word": "Heliòpolis"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "hīliyopolis",
      "sense": "Ancient Syrian city",
      "word": "हीलियोपोलिस"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "heliopolis",
      "sense": "Ancient Syrian city",
      "word": "हेलिओपोलिस"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Heliopolis"
}

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