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LUXOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A city in central Egypt on the east bank of the Nile that is a center for visitors to the ruins of and around Thebes
Synonyms:
El-Aksur; Luxor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Luxor" is a part of...):
Arab 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)