El Giza

El Gîza

(ɛl ˈɡiːzə) or

Giza

n (Placename) a city in NE Egypt, on the W bank of the Nile opposite Cairo: nearby are the Great Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu) and the Sphinx. Pop: 2 221 868 (1996)

Gi•za

or Gi•zeh

(ˈgi zə)

n. a city in N Egypt, a suburb of Cairo across the Nile: the ancient Egyptian pyramids and the Sphinx are located nearby. 1,671,000. Also called El Giza, El Gizeh.

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El Giza - an ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo; site of three Great Pyramids and the SphinxGiza, GizehArab Republic of Egypt, Egypt, United Arab Republic - 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