Alexandria
English
Etymology
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).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Alexandria
- A city and port in Egypt.
- A census-designated place in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States
- A city in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana, United States
- A city in Kentucky, United States, and one of the two county seats of Campbell County.
- A city, the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States
- A city, the county seat of Douglas County, Minnesota, United States.
- A city in Clark County, Missouri, United States
- A village in Thayer County, Nebraska, United States
- A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States
- A town in Jefferson County, New York, United States
- A village in Licking County, Ohio, United States
- An unincorporated community in Scioto County, Ohio, United States
- A borough of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States
- A town in DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States
- An independent city in Virginia, United States
- A city in Hanson County, South Dakota, United States
- 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 female given name from Ancient Greek.
Derived terms
Translations
city in Egypt
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any of a number of cities bearing the same name
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female given name
Catalan
Proper noun
Alexandria f
- Alexandria (a city in Egypt)
Related terms
Danish
Proper noun
Alexandria
- Alexandria (a city in Egypt)
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Alexandria n (genitive Alexandrias)
- Alexandria (a city in Egypt)
Further reading
- “Alexandria” in Duden online
Latin
Proper noun
Alexandrīa f sg (genitive Alexandrīae); first declension
- Alternative form of Alexandrēa
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Alexandrīa |
Genitive | Alexandrīae |
Dative | Alexandrīae |
Accusative | Alexandrīam |
Ablative | Alexandrīā |
Vocative | Alexandrīa |
Locative | Alexandrīae |
Portuguese
Proper noun
Alexandria f
- Alexandria (a city and governorate of Egypt)
Swedish
Proper noun
Alexandria
- Alexandria (a city in Egypt)
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