Alexandria

[ al-ig-zan-dree-uh, -zahn- ]

noun

1. Arabic Al-Is·kan·da·rî·yah [ahl-is-kahn-, dree, -yah]. a seaport in northern Egypt, in the Nile delta: founded in 332 b.c. by Alexander the Great; ancient center of learning.
2. a city in northeastern Virginia, south of the District of Columbia.
3. a city in central Louisiana, on the Red River.

Alexandria

/ -ˈzɑːn-; ˌælɪɡˈzændrɪə /

noun

1. the chief port of Egypt, on the Nile Delta: cultural centre of ancient times, founded by Alexander the Great (332 bc ). Pop: 3 760 000 (2005 est) Arabic nameEl Iskandariyah

Alexandria

1. Port city of northern Egypt (see also Egypt ), located where the Nile River empties into the Mediterranean Sea .

Notes

One-time capital city of ancient Egypt, a center consecutively of Greek, Jewish, and Christian culture .

Founded by and named for Alexander the Great .

Example Sentences

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortex, D-N.Y., who is of Puerto Rican descent, reminded voters of Trump’s racist history at an event in Philadelphia on Sunday.

From Salon

The vice presidential candidate's response came on a Twitch stream with Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Sunday.

From Salon

Despite their significant numerical disadvantage, Ireland remarkably began to exert pressure and on 32 minutes it was the turn of Canada prop Alexandria Ellis to receive a yellow card for slowing the ball down.

From BBC

Standing where the historic and purportedly haunted Hotel Alexandria’s ballroom once saw her glory days hosting the likes of Charlie Chaplin, this Belle Epoch-style Parisian cocktail bar isn’t afraid of leaning into spooky antiquity.

From Los Angeles Times

Fayed's entrepreneurial career began on the streets of Alexandria, Egypt, where he hawked fizzy drinks to passers-by.

From BBC