Alexandria

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English Alexandria, from Old 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 === (General American) IPA(key): /æləkˈzændɹi.ə/, /æləɡˈzændɹi.ə/ === Proper noun === Alexandria A city, port, and former capital of Egypt famed for its ancient library and lighthouse. (historical) Various other former cities in Southwestern Asia founded by Alexander the Great, including Former name of Iskandariya: a city in central Iraq. Former name of Iskenderun: a city in southeastern Turkey. Former name of Kandahar: a city in southern Afghanistan. Former name of Bagram: a city in eastern Afghanistan. Former name of Ghazni: a city in eastern Afghanistan. Former name of Mary: a city in Turkmenistan. Former name of Khujand: a city in Tajikistan. Alternative form of Alessandria: a city in Piedmont, Italy. A governorate of Egypt around the city. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Calhoun County, Alabama. A city in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana. A city in Kentucky, and one of the two county seats of Campbell County. A city, the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana. A city, the county seat of Douglas County, Minnesota. A township in Douglas County, Minnesota. A city in Clark County, Missouri. A village in Thayer County, Nebraska. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire. A township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. A town in Jefferson County, New York. A village in Licking County, Ohio. An unincorporated community in Scioto County, Ohio. A borough of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. A minor city, the county seat of Hanson County, South Dakota. A town in DeKalb County, Tennessee. An independent city in Virginia, next to Arlington County, Fairfax County and Washington, D.C. A former town in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada; now a part of the township of North Glengarry. A suburb of Sydney in the Sydney council area, New South Wales, Australia. A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada. A town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa. A town in Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa. A town in West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3980). A city in Teleorman County, Romania. A female given name from Ancient Greek. ==== Synonyms ==== (ancient & medieval Iskenderun, Turkey): See Alexandretta (ancient & medieval Mary, Turkmenistan): See Merv ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.ləɡ.zənˈdɾi.ə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.leɡ.zanˈdɾi.a] === Proper noun === Alexandria f Alexandria (a city in Egypt) Alexandria (a governorate of Egypt) ==== Related terms ==== Alexandre alexandrí == Danish == === Proper noun === Alexandria Alexandria (a city in Egypt) Alexandria (a governorate of Egypt) == German == === Alternative forms === Alexandrien === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [alɛˈksandʁia], [alɛksanˈdʁiːa] Hyphenation: Ale‧x‧an‧d‧ria === Proper noun === Alexandria n (proper noun, genitive Alexandrias or (optionally with an article) Alexandria) Alexandria (a city in Egypt) Alexandria (a governorate of Egypt) === Further reading === “Alexandria” in Duden online == Hungarian == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɒlɛksɒndrijɒ] Hyphenation: Ale‧xan‧dria Rhymes: -jɒ === Proper noun === Alexandria Alexandria (a city, the county seat of Teleorman County, Romania) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [a.ɫɛk.sanˈdriː.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [a.leɡ.zanˈdriː.a] === Proper noun === Alexandrīa f sg (genitive Alexandrīae); first declension alternative form of Alexandrēa ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, with locative, singular only. == Old English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Alexandrīa === Proper noun === Alexandria m Alexandria, Egypt c. 996, Ælfric's Lives of Saints ==== Declension ==== Weak: == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese Alexandria, from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: A‧le‧xan‧dri‧a === Proper noun === Alexandria f Alexandria (a city and governorate of Egypt) == Romanian == === Etymology === From Alexandru +‎ -ia. Named after Alexandru II Ghica. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alekˈsandri.a/ === Proper noun === Alexandria f a city in Teleorman County, Romania Alexandria (a city in Egypt) Alexandria (a governorate of Egypt) ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Proper noun === Alexandria n (genitive Alexandrias) Alexandria (a city in Egypt) Alexandria (a governorate of Egypt) ==== Related terms ==== alexandrin alexandrinsk === References === Alexandria in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)