Heliopolis en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌhiːliˈɒpəlɪs/
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.
Meanings
- (historical) The ancient capital of the 13th nome of Lower Egypt, located in the northern suburbs of modern Cairo, Egypt.
- (historical) An ancient city in modern Lebanon; modern Baalbek.
- A suburb of Cairo, Egypt.
- A suburb of Athens, Greece.
Synonyms
Iwnw · Heliopolis in Coelosyria · Awen · Iunu · Heliopolis in Syra · Heliopolis in Phoenicia · On · Heliopolis in Augustamnica · Heliopolis Syriaca
Translations (21)
fr Héliopolis (Ancient Egyptian city) · pl Heliopolis (Ancient Egyptian city) · pt Heliópolis (Ancient Egyptian city) · mr हेलिओपोलिस (Ancient Syrian city) · egy iwn-nw:O49 (Ancient Egyptian city) · ca Heliòpolis (Ancient Egyptian city) · cop ⲱⲛ (Ancient Egyptian city) · pt Heliópolis (Ancient Syrian city) · it Eliopoli (Ancient Egyptian city) · la Hēliopolis (Ancient Egyptian city) · it Eliopoli (Ancient Syrian city) · xcl Արեգ քաղաք (Ancient Egyptian city) · pl Heliopolis (Ancient Syrian city) · he אָוֶן (Ancient Egyptian city) · de Heliopolis (Ancient Egyptian city) · grc Ἡλίου πόλις (Ancient Egyptian city) · ga Héileapoil (Ancient Egyptian city) · ca Heliòpolis (Ancient Syrian city) · mr हेलिओपोलिस (Ancient Egyptian city) · mr हीलियोपोलिस (Ancient Egyptian city) · mr हीलियोपोलिस (Ancient Syrian city)