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Cairene

[ kahy-reen, kahy-reen ]

adjective

  1. (sometimes lowercase) of or relating to Cairo, Egypt.


noun

  1. a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Cairene1

First recorded in 1835–45; Cair(o) + -ene
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Example Sentences

Elite Cairenes are watching their savings vanish and their businesses falter.

Set apart from Cairo’s hurly-burly, they were private spaces floating in plain, tantalizing sight, offering some Cairenes a refuge where they could drink, drug and mix freely in the heart of a deeply conservative city.

Cairenes are struggling to come to terms with a rapidly changing city, where many public spaces have been taken away or commercialized, she said.

Still, Cairenes in want of a smoke know there are still plenty of establishments flouting the ban and serving up the pipes.

But some Cairenes recognized that Diwan was a crucial missing piece in the city’s literary landscape and relished the shop.

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