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[ hee-lee-op-uh-lis ] / ˌhi liˈɒp ə lɪs /
nounBiblical name On [on] /ɒn/ . an ancient ruined city in northern Egypt, on the Nile delta. ancient Greek name of Baalbek. Words nearby Heliopolisheliolatry, heliolithic, heliometer, heliopause, heliophyte, Heliopolis, Helios, helioscope, heliosphere, heliostat, heliotaxis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for HeliopolisAt St. Fatima Church in Cairo's Heliopolis, graffiti spray-painted on the church's walls called for Morsi's return. Christians Under Attack|Mike Giglio, Sophia Jones|August 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST Cities like Pompeii and Petra, Heliopolis in Egypt and Ayutthaya in Thailand, Ur and Jericho and Babylon in the Fertile Crescent. Swallowed By the Sea|Simon Winchester|March 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST Nearly three thousand people also packed around the presidential palace in Heliopolis. Mubarak Steps Down|Babak Dehghanpisheh|February 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST Heliopolis was not only a famous city of the ancient world, but it was the seat of learning as well. The World and Its People: Book VII|Anna B. Badlam
From an examination of the results at Heliopolis, Mr. Horner makes it 318 inches. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2)|John William Draper Institutions of higher learning for the training of priests and soldiers were found at Thebes, Memphis, and Heliopolis. History of Education|Levi Seeley The land had been governed for over a thousand years from Heliopolis. The Egyptian Cat Mystery|Harold Leland Goodwin Trajan was advised to consult the oracle at Heliopolis, about his intended expedition against the Parthians. The Humbugs of the World|P. T. Barnum
British Dictionary definitions for Heliopolis
noun(in ancient Egypt) a city near the apex of the Nile delta: a centre of sun worshipAncient Egyptian name: On the Ancient Greek name for Baalbek Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |