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

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

Alexandria

  1. A city and port in Egypt.
  2. A census-designated place in Calhoun County, Alabama, USA
  3. A city in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana, USA
  4. A city in Kentucky, USA, and one of the two county seats of Campbell County.
  5. A city and the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA
  6. A city in Minnesota, USA, and the county seat of Douglas County.
  7. A city in Clark County, Missouri, USA
  8. A village in Thayer County, Nebraska, USA
  9. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
  10. A town in Jefferson County, New York, USA
  11. A village in Licking County, Ohio, USA
  12. An unincorporated community in Scioto County, Ohio, USA
  13. A borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
  14. A town in DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA
  15. An independent city in Virginia, USA
  16. A city in Hanson County, South Dakota, USA
  17. A former town in United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada; now a part of the township of North Glengarry
  18. A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada
  19. A town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  20. A town in Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
  21. A female given name.

Derived terms

Translations


Catalan

Proper noun

Alexandria f

  1. Alexandria (city in Egypt)

Danish

Proper noun

Alexandria

  1. Alexandria

Latin

Proper noun

Alexandrīa f (genitive Alexandrīae); first declension

  1. Alternative form of Alexandrēa

Declension

First declension, with locative.

Case Singular
Nominative Alexandrīa
Genitive Alexandrīae
Dative Alexandrīae
Accusative Alexandrīam
Ablative Alexandrīā
Vocative Alexandrīa
Locative Alexandrīae

Portuguese

Proper noun

Alexandria f

  1. Alexandria (a city and governorate of Egypt)

Swedish

Proper noun

Alexandria

  1. Alexandria
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