English noun: El Iskandriyah | |||
| 1. | El Iskandriyah (location) the chief port of Egypt; located on the western edge of the Nile delta on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Alexander the Great; the capital of ancient Egypt | ||
| Synonyms | Alexandria | ||
| Instance hypernym | city, metropolis, port, urban center | ||
| Part meronym | Arab Republic of Egypt, Egypt, United Arab Republic | ||