单词 | cairene |
释义 | Cairenen.adj. A. n. A native or inhabitant of Cairo, the capital of Egypt. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of North Africa > native or inhabitant of Egypt > [noun] > parts of Alexandrian1539 Memphite1557 Memphian1605 Saite1678 Cairene1844 1844 S. Poole Englishwoman in Egypt I. xi. 156 If we were conducted by a Caireen, no Turkish ladies were likely to address us. 1855 R. F. Burton Personal Narr. Pilgrimage to El-Medinah I. 270 The people of Suez are a finer and a fairer race than the Cairenes. 1893 F. W. L. Adams New Egypt viii. 105 The Nilot is very different from the Cairene and the Alexandrian..; there is even a perceptible difference between the Delta man and the true Nilot of the upper river. 1902 S. Lane-Poole Story of Cairo i. 14 The Cairene tucks his legs up under him on the divan. B. adj. Of or pertaining to Cairo. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > named cities or towns > [adjective] > in North Africa > present Tripolitan1783 tripoline1819 Tunisine1843 Cairene1851 1851 Illustr. London News 8 Feb. 102/1 An interesting specimen of Caireen house-building. 1854 B. Taylor Life & Landscapes from Egypt xv. 205 A harem of Cairene ladies. 1897 ‘Ouida’ Massarenes v Did our forefathers want Cairene winters? 1907 D. S. Margoliouth Cairo vi. 94 Some of the Cairene monuments date before Hasan's resumption of the sovereignty. 1936 E. M. Forster Abinger Harvest iv. 254 The joint authors..are Egyptian—one of them a Cairene Jew. 1945 R. Hargreaves Enemy at Gate 107 A Cairene rebellion which was only suppressed at the cost of considerable bloodshed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < |
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