Alexandria: Meaning and Definition of

Al•ex•an•dri•a

1. Arabic,a seaport in N Egypt, in the Nile delta: founded in 332 b.c. by Alexander the Great; ancient center of learning. 2,201,000.
2. a city in NE Virginia, S of the District of Columbia. 103,217.
3. a city in central Louisiana, on the Red River. 51,565.