Zamalek

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English

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Etymology

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Arabic الزَّمَالِك (az-zamālik)

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Za‧ma‧lek
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)

Proper noun

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Zamalek

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  1. An affluent district of central Cairo, Egypt, encompassing the northern portion of Gezira Island in the Nile river.

Noun

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Zamalek (plural Zamaleks)

  1. (South Africa, slang) Carling Black Label, a brand of beer.
    • 2010, Lauren Beukes, Moxyland:
      […] men who are only there to lend the scene authenticity, to earn a little cash to buy a Zamalek, real beer in a real bottle […]
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