Cairo Definition & Meaning

cairo
noun
  1. a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
  2. the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just to the south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs

"Cairo" in song lyrics

See how cairo is used in real songs:

  • "A purple rose from Cairo"
    Holocaust — Bats Fly in the Rain
  • "Electronic fog, alien bibles, crop circles at the sand in Cairo"
    Ill Bill — Doomsday Was Written in an Alien Bible
  • "And half owl, I took the path of Cairo"
    Jedi Mind Tricks f/ Killah Priest — Saviorself

Usage tips for "cairo"

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