Zamalek
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English
Etymology
Arabic الزَّمَالِك (az-zamālik)
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /zɛˈmæ.lɛk/, /ˈzæ.mɘˌlɛk/
- Hyphenation: Za‧ma‧lek
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Proper noun
Zamalek
- An affluent district of central Cairo, Egypt, encompassing the northern portion of Gezira Island in the Nile river.
Noun
Zamalek (plural Zamaleks)
- (South Africa, slang) Carling Black Label, a brand of beer.
- 2010, Lauren Beukes, Moxyland:
- […] men who are only there to lend the scene authenticity, to earn a little cash to buy a Zamalek, real beer in a real bottle […]