Cairene

/kaɪˈriːn/ adjective

Relating to Cairo, the capital of Egypt, or its inhabitants; characteristic of Cairo or Cairenes.

From Cairene (the demonym for someone from Cairo) plus the suffix '-e' or directly from Arabic 'al-Qahira' (Cairo). The term entered English through colonial contact and Orientalist discourse about Egypt.

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