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Alexandria

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English Alexandria, from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia), from Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “Alexander”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), initially chiefly places founded by Alexander the Great of Macedonia and subsequently usually with reference to Alexandria in Egypt, a major Hellenistic cultural center, center of early Christianity, and continuing major international port. Compare Antioch, Seleucia, and Ptolemais. Doublet of Kandahar, Iskenderun, Scandaroon, and Alexandretta.

Pronunciation

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  • (General American) IPA(key): /æləkˈzændɹi.ə/, /æləɡˈzændɹi.ə/
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Proper noun

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Alexandria

  2. A city, port, and former capital of Egypt famed for its ancient library and lighthouse.
  3. (historical) Various other former cities in Southwestern Asia founded by Alexander the Great, including
    1. Former name of Iskandariya, a city in central Iraq.
    2. Former name of Iskenderun, a city in southeastern Turkey.
    3. Former name of Kandahar, a city in southern Afghanistan.
    4. Former name of Bagram, a city in eastern Afghanistan.
    5. Former name of Ghazni, a city in eastern Afghanistan.
    6. Former name of Mary, a city in Turkmenistan.
    7. Former name of Khujand, a city in Tajikistan.
  4. Alternative form of Alessandria, a city in Piedmont, Italy.
  6. A governorate of Egypt around the city.
  7. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A census-designated place in Calhoun County, Alabama.
    2. A city in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana.
    3. A city in Kentucky, and one of the two county seats of Campbell County.
    4. A city, the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
    5. A city, the county seat of Douglas County, Minnesota.
    6. A township in Douglas County, Minnesota.
    7. A city in Clark County, Missouri.
    8. A village in Thayer County, Nebraska.
    9. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
    10. A township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
    11. A town in Jefferson County, New York.
    12. A village in Licking County, Ohio.
    13. An unincorporated community in Scioto County, Ohio.
    14. A borough of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
    15. A minor city, the county seat of Hanson County, South Dakota.
    16. A town in DeKalb County, Tennessee.
    17. An independent city in Virginia, next to Arlington County, Fairfax County and Washington, D.C.
  8. A former town in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada; now a part of the township of North Glengarry.
  9. A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.
  10. A town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
  11. A town in Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
  12. A town in West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3980).
  13. A city in Teleorman, Romania
  14. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Synonyms

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  • (ancient & medieval Iskenderun, Turkey): See Alexandretta
  • (ancient & medieval Mary, Turkmenistan): See Merv

Derived terms

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Translations

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Alexandria f

  1. Alexandria (a city in Egypt)
  2. Alexandria (a governorate of Egypt)
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Danish

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Proper noun

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Alexandria

  1. Alexandria (a city in Egypt)
  2. Alexandria (a governorate of Egypt)

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [alɛˈksandʁia], [alɛksanˈdʁiːa]
  • Hyphenation: Ale‧x‧an‧d‧ria
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Proper noun

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Alexandria n (proper noun, genitive Alexandrias or (optionally with an article) Alexandria)

  1. Alexandria (a city in Egypt)
  2. Alexandria (a governorate of Egypt)

Further reading

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Hungarian

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 Alexandria on Hungarian Wikipedia

Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɒlɛksɒndrijɒ]
  • Hyphenation: Ale‧xan‧dria
  • Rhymes: -jɒ

Proper noun

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Alexandria

  1. Alexandria (a city, the county seat of Teleorman, Romania)

Declension

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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Alexandria —
accusative Alexandriát —
dative Alexandriának —
instrumental Alexandriával —
causal-final Alexandriáért —
translative Alexandriává —
terminative Alexandriáig —
essive-formal Alexandriaként —
essive-modal — —
inessive Alexandriában —
superessive Alexandrián —
adessive Alexandriánál —
illative Alexandriába —
sublative Alexandriára —
allative Alexandriához —
elative Alexandriából —
delative Alexandriáról —
ablative Alexandriától —
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		Alexandriáé —
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		Alexandriáéi —
Possessive forms of Alexandria
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Alexandriám —
2nd person sing. Alexandriád —
3rd person sing. Alexandriája —
1st person plural Alexandriánk —
2nd person plural Alexandriátok —
3rd person plural Alexandriájuk —

Derived terms

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Alexandrīa f sg (genitive Alexandrīae); first declension

  1. Alternative form of Alexandrēa

Declension

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First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Alexandrīa
genitive Alexandrīae
dative Alexandrīae
accusative Alexandrīam
ablative Alexandrīā
vocative Alexandrīa
locative Alexandrīae

Old English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Alexandrīa

Proper noun

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Alexandria m

  1. Alexandria, Egypt
    • c. 996, Ælfric's Lives of Saints
      [Commodus] hine ġesette tō hēahġerefan ofer Alexandrian
      [Commodus] appointed him hēahġerefa over Alexandria

Declension

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Weak:

singular plural
nominative Alexandria —
accusative Alexandrian —
genitive Alexandrian —
dative Alexandrian —

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese Alexandria, from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.le.ʃɐ̃ˈdɾi.ɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.le.ʃɐ̃ˈdɾi.a/

  • Hyphenation: A‧le‧xan‧dri‧a

Proper noun

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Alexandria f

  1. Alexandria (a city and governorate of Egypt)

Romanian

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Etymology

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From Alexandru +‎ -ia. Named after Alexandru II Ghica.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Alexandria f

  1. A city in Teleorman, Romania
  2. Alexandria (a city in Egypt)
  3. Alexandria (a governorate of Egypt)

Declension

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singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative Alexandrie Alexandria
genitive-dative Alexandrii Alexandriei
vocative Alexandrie, Alexandrio

Swedish

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Proper noun

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Alexandria n (genitive Alexandrias)

  1. Alexandria (a city in Egypt)
  2. Alexandria (a governorate of Egypt)
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