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Luxor

[ luhk-sawr ]

noun

  1. a town in S (Upper) Egypt, on the Nile: ruins of ancient Thebes.


Luxor

/ ˈʌɔː /

noun

  1. a town in S Egypt, on the River Nile: the southern part of the site of ancient Thebes; many ruins and tombs, notably the temple built by Amenhotep III (about 1411–1375 bc ). Pop: 183 000 (2005 est)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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There is also one spot given to the winner of the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby, Luxor Café.

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Clips played during the trial showed a figure in a white top helping others to overturn a police car on Luxor Street on the night in question.

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But a British-Egyptian team located it in the Western Valleys of the Theban Necropolis near the city of Luxor.

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Trouble began out on Thursday at about 17:00 BST after police officers attended an address on Luxor Street in the suburb to assist social workers with a "child protection matter".

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That location is almost half a mile from where the trouble began, on Luxor Street, showing how far it had spread before it began to calm at around midnight.

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