Alexandria

[al-ig-zan-dree-uh, -zahn-]

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Arabic ��-��첹�Ի岹��î�ⲹ��.��a seaport in northern Egypt, in the Nile delta: founded in 332 b.c. by Alexander the Great; ancient center of learning.
a city in northeastern Virginia, south of the District of Columbia.
a city in central Louisiana, on the Red River.

Alexandria

/ -ˈzɑːn-, ˌælɪɡˈzændrɪə /

noun

Arabic name: El Iskandariyah.��the chief port of Egypt, on the Nile Delta: cultural centre of ancient times, founded by Alexander the Great (332 _bc ). Pop: 3 760 000 (2005 est)

Alexandria

Port city of northern Egypt (see also Egypt), located where the Nile River empties into the Mediterranean Sea.

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One-time capital city of ancient Egypt, a center consecutively of Greek, Jewish, and Christian culture.

Founded by and named for Alexander the Great.

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A Christmas road trip planned around the holidays, the family of four traveled across three states from their home in Alexandria, La., to Anaheim for two reasons: to visit Disneyland and see the Bananas.

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As Garcia watches Mills photograph her brother, Rupert, and his daughter, Alexandria Garcia Rosewood, standing in the spot where their house once sat, she looks down at Grayson in her arms.

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Williams, Alexandria, Virginia, still holds the Arcadia 100 meter record of 10.17.

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New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took a similar stance, urging transparency for traders in Congress who may have made a handsome sum on advance knowledge.

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“Festival sets now feel like a mini-game. You have no time to think and you go on stage, you play really fast — it’s awesome — and then you run off,” explained bassist and vocalist Alexandria Elizabeth.

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Alexandretta Alexandrian

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