Definitions
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- proper noun An
affluent district of centralCairo ,Egypt , encompassing the northern portion of Gezira Island in theNile river. - noun South Africa, slang Carling Black Label, a brand of
beer .
Etymologies
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Examples
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In this stage they outsmarted more fancied African teams such as Zamalek (Egypt) and ASEC Mimosas (Ivory Coast) to qualify for the semis.
News24 2008
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Several soldiers blocked protesters from entering the Supreme Council of Antiquities building in the Zamalek district on an island in the Nile that was largely spared the chaos that gripped Cairo.
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The occasionally deadly, often podgy striker has been jailed for a week for taking part in an assualt on three students in Cairo along with a team-mate from Egyptian giants Zamalek, where Mido now plays.
tiki-taka: QPR's Neil Warnock puts the boot in on DJ Campbell 2011
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In the upper-class neighborhood of Zamalek, members of Egypt's liberal opposition gathered Saturday night at the penthouse apartment of former presidential candidate Ayman Nour.
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Diwan's specialises in political volumes and a swathe of new books analysing Egypt's past, present and future is about to hit the shelves; the store's branches in Zamalek and Heliopolis host regular book-signing events.
Back to the Middle East: Egypt needs your holiday money 2011
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One resident from the wealthy neighborhood of Zamalek was more vocal.
Diverse Crowds Unify in Huge, Calm Protest Tamer El-Ghobashy 2011
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Egyptian security forces deployed in force in front of the Saint Mary Coptic church in the upscale Cairo suburb of Zamalek.
Egypt’s Coptic Christians Prepare to Celebrate Christmas Eve Mass Amid Tight Security 2011
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In a small deli in the upper-class neighborhood of Zamalek, a group of friends debated what comes next for Egypt.
As Mubarak clings to power, Egypt suffers Leila Fadel 2011
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In the upscale Zamalek neighborhood in Cairo, however, bread has become scarce because the area is farther from state mills, and customers are hoarding, residents said.
Economic Paralysis Exacerbates the Tension Nour Malas 2011
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In a small deli in the upper-class neighborhood of Zamalek, a group of friends debated what comes next for Egypt.
As Mubarak clings to power, Egypt suffers Leila Fadel 2011
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