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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a town in Louisiana on the Red River;

2. the chief port of Egypt; located on the western edge of the Nile delta on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Alexander the Great; the capital of ancient Egypt;
[syn: Alexandria, El Iskandriyah]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Alexandria \Alexandria\ n. a city on the Mediterranean Sea, the chief port of Egypt. Syn: El Iskandariyah [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Alexandria n 1: a town in Louisiana on the Red River 2: the chief port of Egypt; located on the western edge of the Nile delta on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Alexander the Great; the capital of ancient Egypt [syn: Alexandria, El Iskandriyah]
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:

Alexandria the ancient metropolis of Lower Egypt, so called from its founder, Alexander the Great (about B.C. 333). It was for a long period the greatest of existing cities, for both Nineveh and Babylon had been destroyed, and Rome had not yet risen to greatness. It was the residence of the kings of Egypt for 200 years. It is not mentioned in the Old Testament, and only incidentally in the New. Apollos, eloquent and mighty in the Scriptures, was a native of this city (Acts 18:24). Many Jews from Alexandria were in Jerusalem, where they had a synagogue (Acts 6:9), at the time of Stephen's martyrdom. At one time it is said that as many as 10,000 Jews resided in this city. It possessed a famous library of 700,000 volumes, which was burned by the Saracens (A.D. 642). It was here that the Hebrew Bible was translated into Greek. This is called the Septuagint version, from the tradition that seventy learned men were engaged in executing it. It was, however, not all translated at one time. It was begun B.C. 280, and finished about B.C. 200 or 150. (See VERSION.)
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Alexandria -- U.S. city in Virginia Population (2000): 128283 Housing Units (2000): 64251 Land area (2000): 15.177841 sq. miles (39.310427 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.229767 sq. miles (0.595095 sq. km) Total area (2000): 15.407608 sq. miles (39.905522 sq. km) Located within: Virginia (VA), FIPS 51 Location: 38.816242 N, 77.071282 W Headwords: Alexandria Alexandria, VA Alexandria city Alexandria city, VA
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Alexandria, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 216 Housing Units (2000): 110 Land area (2000): 0.400049 sq. miles (1.036122 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.400049 sq. miles (1.036122 sq. km) FIPS code: 00730 Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31 Location: 40.245608 N, 97.388724 W ZIP Codes (1990): 68303 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Alexandria, NE Alexandria
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Alexandria, AL -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Alabama Population (2000): 3692 Housing Units (2000): 1467 Land area (2000): 11.095109 sq. miles (28.736198 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 11.095109 sq. miles (28.736198 sq. km) FIPS code: 01180 Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01 Location: 33.766072 N, 85.884389 W ZIP Codes (1990): 36250 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Alexandria, AL Alexandria
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Alexandria, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio Population (2000): 85 Housing Units (2000): 30 Land area (2000): 0.162495 sq. miles (0.420860 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.162495 sq. miles (0.420860 sq. km) FIPS code: 01154 Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39 Location: 40.089812 N, 82.612943 W ZIP Codes (1990): 43001 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Alexandria, OH Alexandria
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Alexandria, IN -- U.S. city in Indiana Population (2000): 6260 Housing Units (2000): 2704 Land area (2000): 2.711570 sq. miles (7.022934 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.711570 sq. miles (7.022934 sq. km) FIPS code: 00910 Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18 Location: 40.263191 N, 85.676267 W ZIP Codes (1990): 46001 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Alexandria, IN Alexandria
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Alexandria, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 401 Housing Units (2000): 160 Land area (2000): 0.114461 sq. miles (0.296452 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.114461 sq. miles (0.296452 sq. km) FIPS code: 00756 Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42 Location: 40.557824 N, 78.098942 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Alexandria, PA Alexandria
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Alexandria, SD -- U.S. city in South Dakota Population (2000): 563 Housing Units (2000): 251 Land area (2000): 0.540368 sq. miles (1.399546 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.540368 sq. miles (1.399546 sq. km) FIPS code: 00820 Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46 Location: 43.654705 N, 97.781253 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Alexandria, SD Alexandria
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Alexandria, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky Population (2000): 8286 Housing Units (2000): 2989 Land area (2000): 5.384996 sq. miles (13.947075 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.046326 sq. miles (0.119984 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.431322 sq. miles (14.067059 sq. km) FIPS code: 00802 Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21 Location: 38.958947 N, 84.389290 W ZIP Codes (1990): 41001 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Alexandria, KY Alexandria
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Alexandria, TN -- U.S. town in Tennessee Population (2000): 814 Housing Units (2000): 383 Land area (2000): 0.903093 sq. miles (2.338999 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.903093 sq. miles (2.338999 sq. km) FIPS code: 00620 Located within: Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47 Location: 36.077214 N, 86.033446 W ZIP Codes (1990): 37012 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Alexandria, TN Alexandria
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Alexandria, LA -- U.S. city in Louisiana Population (2000): 46342 Housing Units (2000): 19806 Land area (2000): 26.411623 sq. miles (68.405787 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.578442 sq. miles (1.498157 sq. km) Total area (2000): 26.990065 sq. miles (69.903944 sq. km) FIPS code: 00975 Located within: Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22 Location: 31.292782 N, 92.459153 W ZIP Codes (1990): 71301 71302 71303 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Alexandria, LA Alexandria
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Alexandria, VA -- U.S. city in Virginia Population (2000): 128283 Housing Units (2000): 64251 Land area (2000): 15.177841 sq. miles (39.310427 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.229767 sq. miles (0.595095 sq. km) Total area (2000): 15.407608 sq. miles (39.905522 sq. km) FIPS code: 01000 Located within: Virginia (VA), FIPS 51 Location: 38.816242 N, 77.071282 W ZIP Codes (1990): 22301 22302 22304 22305 22311 22312 22314 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Alexandria, VA Alexandria
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Alexandria, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 8820 Housing Units (2000): 4311 Land area (2000): 8.886672 sq. miles (23.016373 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.474208 sq. miles (1.228194 sq. km) Total area (2000): 9.360880 sq. miles (24.244567 sq. km) FIPS code: 00928 Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27 Location: 45.884092 N, 95.370400 W ZIP Codes (1990): 56308 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Alexandria, MN Alexandria
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Alexandria, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri Population (2000): 166 Housing Units (2000): 79 Land area (2000): 0.374086 sq. miles (0.968879 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.011495 sq. miles (0.029772 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.385581 sq. miles (0.998651 sq. km) FIPS code: 00604 Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29 Location: 40.359770 N, 91.457749 W ZIP Codes (1990): 63430 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Alexandria, MO Alexandria