Alexandria
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin Alexandrīa, Alexandrēa, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia), a city in Egypt bearing the name of its founder Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros) (Alexander the Great).
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /æləkˈzændɹi.ə/, /æləɡˈzændɹi.ə/
Audio (file)
Proper nounEdit
Alexandria
- A city and port in Egypt.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A census-designated place in Calhoun County, Alabama.
- A city in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana.
- A city in Kentucky, and one of the two county seats of Campbell County.
- A city, the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
- A city, the county seat of Douglas County, Minnesota.
- A city in Clark County, Missouri.
- A village in Thayer County, Nebraska.
- A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
- A town in Jefferson County, New York.
- A village in Licking County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Scioto County, Ohio.
- A borough of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
- A city in Hanson County, South Dakota.
- A town in DeKalb County, Tennessee.
- An independent city in Virginia.
- A former town in United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada; now a part of the township of North Glengarry.
- A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.
- A town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
- A town in Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
- A town in West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3980).
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
city in Egypt
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any of a number of cities bearing the same name
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female given name
CatalanEdit
Proper nounEdit
Alexandria f
- Alexandria (a city in Egypt)
Related termsEdit
DanishEdit
Proper nounEdit
Alexandria
- Alexandria (a city in Egypt)
GermanEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Alexandria n (genitive Alexandrias)
- Alexandria (a city in Egypt)
Further readingEdit
- “Alexandria” in Duden online
LatinEdit
Proper nounEdit
Alexandrīa f sg (genitive Alexandrīae); first declension
- Alternative form of Alexandrēa
DeclensionEdit
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Alexandrīa |
| Genitive | Alexandrīae |
| Dative | Alexandrīae |
| Accusative | Alexandrīam |
| Ablative | Alexandrīā |
| Vocative | Alexandrīa |
| Locative | Alexandrīae |
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Portuguese Alexandria, from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia)
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Alexandria f
- Alexandria (a city and governorate of Egypt)
SwedishEdit
Proper nounEdit
Alexandria n (genitive Alexandrias)
- Alexandria (a city in Egypt)