Capital on the Nile Crossword Clue

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Capital on the Nile Crossword Answer

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(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

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CAPITAL (noun)
1. the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
2. the federal government of the United States
CAPITAL (adjective)
1. uppercase
2. first-rate
NILE (noun)
1. the world’s longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world’s first great civilization

Hint 3: Anagram

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CORIA

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