Alexandria

English

/æləkˈzændɹi.ə/

proper noun
Definitions
  • (city and port in Egypt).
  • (census-designated place in Calhoun County).
  • (city in Monroe Township).
  • (city/parish seat in Rapides Parish).
  • (city/county seat in Douglas County).
  • (city in Clark County).
  • (village in Thayer County).
  • (town in Grafton County).
  • (town in Jefferson County).
  • (village in Licking County).
  • (unincorporated community in Scioto County).
  • (borough in Huntingdon County).
  • (town in DeKalb County).
  • (independent city in Virginia).
  • (city in Hanson County).
  • A former town in United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada; now a part of the township of North Glengarry
  • (ghost town in British Columbia).
  • A town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  • A town in Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Alexandrīa derived from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια.

Origin

Ancient Greek

Ἀλεξάνδρεια

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