# 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: /æləkˈzændɹi.ə/, /æləɡˈzændɹi.ə/
* Audio:(file)

### 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 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, Romania
* A female given name from Ancient Greek.

#### Synonyms

* (ancient & medieval Iskenderun, Turkey): See Alexandretta
* (ancient & medieval Mary, Turkmenistan): See Merv

#### Derived terms

* Alexandrian
* AOC

#### Related terms

* Alexandretta
* Alexandria Eschate
* Alexandrine
* Alexandropolis

#### Translations
## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ə.ləɡ.zənˈdɾi.ə]
* IPA: (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: [alɛˈksandʁia], [alɛksanˈdʁiːa]
* Hyphenation: Ale‧x‧an‧d‧ria
* Audio:(file)

### 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: [ˈɒlɛksɒndrijɒ]
* Hyphenation: Ale‧xan‧dria
* Rhymes: -jɒ

### Proper noun

Alexandria
* Alexandria (a city, the county seat of Teleorman, Romania)

#### Derived terms

* alexandriai

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /a.lek.sanˈdriː.a/, [äɫ̪ɛks̠än̪ˈd̪riːä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /a.lek.sanˈdri.a/, [äleɡzän̪ˈd̪riːä]

### 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
    [Commodus] hine ġesette tō hēahġerefan ofer Alexandrian[Commodus] appointed him hēahġerefa over Alexandria

#### Declension

Weak:

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese Alexandria, from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.le.ʃɐ̃ˈdɾi.ɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.le.ʃɐ̃ˈdɾi.ɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /a.le.ʃɐ̃ˈdɾi.a/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.lɨ.ʃɐ̃ˈdɾi.ɐ/
* 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: /alekˈsandri.a/
* Audio:(file)
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Alexandria f
* A city in Teleorman, 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)