Cairo's country: Crossword Clue

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Cairo's country: Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
2. an ancient empire to the west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

COUNTRY (noun)
1. the territory occupied by a nation
2. a politically organized body of people under a single government
CAIRO (noun)
1. 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
2. a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers

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