Alexandriaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From 中期英語 Alexandria, from 古期英語 Alexandria, from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia), from Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “Alexander”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), initially chiefly places founded by Alexander the Great of Macedonia and subsequently usually with reference to Alexandria in Egypt, a major Hellenistic cultural center, center of early Christianity, and continuing major international port. Compare Antioch, Seleucia, and Ptolemais. Doublet of Kandahar, Iskenderun, Scandaroon, and Alexandretta.

発音

• (General American) IPA: /æləkˈzændɹi.ə/, /æləɡˈzændɹi.ə/

固有名詞

Alexandria

1. A city, port, and former capital of Egypt famed for its ancient library and lighthouse.
2. (historical) Various other former cities in Southwestern Asia founded by Alexander the Great, including
   1. Former name of Iskandariya: a city in central Iraq.
   2. Former name of Iskenderun: a city in southeastern Turkey.
   3. Former name of Kandahar: a city in southern Afghanistan.
   4. Former name of Bagram: a city in eastern Afghanistan.
   5. Former name of Ghazni: a city in eastern Afghanistan.
   6. Former name of Mary: a city in Turkmenistan.
   7. Former name of Khujand: a city in Tajikistan.
3. Alternative form of Alessandria: a city in Piedmont, Italy.
4. A governorate of Egypt around the city.
5. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A census-designated place in Calhoun County, Alabama.
   2. A city in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana.
   3. A city in Kentucky, and one of the two county seats of Campbell County.
   4. A city, the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
   5. A city, the county seat of Douglas County, Minnesota.
   6. A township in Douglas County, Minnesota.
   7. A city in Clark County, Missouri.
   8. A village in Thayer County, Nebraska.
   9. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
   10. A township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
   11. A town in Jefferson County, New York.
   12. A village in Licking County, Ohio.
   13. An unincorporated community in Scioto County, Ohio.
   14. A borough of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
   15. A minor city, the county seat of Hanson County, South Dakota.
   16. A town in DeKalb County, Tennessee.
   17. An independent city in Virginia, next to Arlington County, Fairfax County and Washington, D.C.
       • 2025 September 27, “Inside the Trump Administration’s Push to Prosecute James Comey”, in The New York Times‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

         The U.S. attorney’s office, based in Alexandria, just outside Washington, is among the most important in the country, handling sensitive national security and terrorism cases.

         (Can we archive this URL?)

6. A former town in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada; now a part of the township of North Glengarry.
7. A suburb of Sydney in the Sydney council area, New South Wales, Australia.
8. A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.
9. A town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
10. A town in Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
11. A town in West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3980).
12. A city in Teleorman County, Romania.
13. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

同意語

• (ancient & medieval Iskenderun, Turkey): See Alexandretta
• (ancient & medieval Mary, Turkmenistan): See Merv

派生語

関連する語

固有名詞

Alexandria m

1. Alexandria, Egypt
   • c. 996, Ælfric's Lives of Saints

     [Commodus] hine ġesette tō hēahġerefan ofer Alexandrian

     [Commodus] appointed him hēahġerefa over Alexandria

語形変化

Weak:

固有名詞

Alexandrīa f sg (genitive Alexandrīae); first declension

1. alternative form of Alexandrēa

語形変化

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.