English Explanatory Dictionary

Heliopolis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The ancient capital of the 13th nome of Lower Egypt, located in the northern suburbs of modern Cairo, Egypt.
  2. An ancient city in modern Lebanon; modern Baalbek.
  3. A suburb of Cairo, Egypt.
  4. A suburb of Athens, Greece.

Pronunciation

/ˌhiːliˈɒpəlɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Heliopolis.wav

Word forms

Heliopolis

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Hēliopolis, from Ancient Greek Ἡλίου πόλις (Hēlíou pólis, “Sun City”), from the important solar cults of Ra and Baal. Doublet of Surajpur.

Synonyms

Iunu Iwnw On Awen Heliopolis in Augustamnica Heliopolis Syriaca Heliopolis in Syra Heliopolis in Coelosyria Heliopolis in Phoenicia
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