"Kairo" meaning in German

See Kairo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈkaɪ̯ʁo/ Audio: De-Kairo.ogg Forms: Kairos [genitive], Kairo [genitive, with-article], Alkeier [alternative]
Etymology: From Italian Il Cairo, from Arabic القاهِرة (al-qāhira). Etymology templates: {{bor|de|it|Il Cairo}} Italian Il Cairo, {{der|de|ar|القاهِرة}} Arabic القاهِرة (al-qāhira) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Kairo n (proper noun, genitive Kairos or (optionally with an article) Kairo)
  1. Cairo (the capital city of Egypt) Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Cities in Egypt, Places in Egypt
    Sense id: en-Kairo-de-name-JuK0tLGE Categories (other): Cairo, National capitals, German entries with incorrect language header, German exonyms Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of German exonyms: 100 0
  2. Cairo (a governorate of Egypt) Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Governorates of Egypt, Places in Egypt
    Sense id: en-Kairo-de-name-XsqSQRLV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Kairiner, Kairoer, kairinisch, kairoisch Related terms: Ägypten

Alternative forms

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