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memphis

Mem·phis
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mem-fis]
    • /ˈmɛm fɪs/
    • /ˈmemfɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mem-fis]
    • /ˈmɛm fɪs/

Definitions of memphis word

  • noun memphis a group of international designers and architects, formed in the 1980s and based in Milan, whose work is characterized by the use of bold colors, geometric shapes, and unconventional, often playful, designs. 1
  • adjective memphis of or relating to this group or its style of design. 1
  • noun memphis a port in SW Tennessee, on the Mississippi River: the largest city in the state; a major cotton and timber market; Memphis State University (1909). Pop: 645 978 (2003 est) 0
  • noun memphis a ruined city in N Egypt, the ancient centre of Lower Egypt, on the Nile: administrative and artistic centre, sacred to the worship of Ptah 0
  • noun memphis capital of ancient Egypt, on the Nile just south of Cairo 0
  • noun memphis city in SW Tenn., on the Mississippi: pop. 650,000 0
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memphis popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • memphian

    a native or inhabitant of the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis.

  • memphite

    Also, Memphitic [mem-fit-ik] /mɛmˈfɪt ɪk/ (Show IPA). of or relating to the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis.

  • necho

    Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).

  • old kingdom

    the period in the history of ancient Egypt, 2780–2280 b.c., comprising the 3rd to 6th dynasties, characterized by the predominance of Memphis.

  • overland mail

    a government mail service, started in 1848, for sending mail from the Mississippi to the Far West.

  • ptah

    an ancient Egyptian deity, believed to be a universal creator and sometimes identified with other gods: worshiped especially at Memphis when it was the royal residence.
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