Alexandria

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From Middle English Alexandria, from Latin Alexandrīa, Alexandrēa, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια(Alexándreia), a city in Egypt bearing the name of its founder Ἀλέξανδρος(Aléxandros) (Alexander the Great).


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Alexandria

city in Egypt, founded 332 B.C.E. by Alexander the Great, for whom it is named. Also see -ia. Related: Alexandrian.