Memphis
pronunciation
How to pronounce Memphis in British English:
UK [ˈmemfis]
How to pronounce Memphis in American English:
US [ˈmɛmfɪs]
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- Noun:
- largest city of Tennessee; located in southwestern Tennessee on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River
- an ancient city of Egypt on the Nile (south of Cairo)
Word Origin
- Memphis
- ancient city of Egypt, from Greek form of Egyptian Mennefer, literally "his beauty," from men "his" + nefer "beauty" (as in Queen Nefertiti, literally "Beauty has Come"). A reference to pharaoh Pepi I (24c. B.C.E.). The city in Tennessee, U.S., was so named 1826 for obscure reasons. Related: Memphian (1590s); Memphitic (1580s).
Example
- 1. A nondescript motel balcony in memphis .
- 2. Memphis wants to reduce handgun violence and to encourage small businesses in certain districts .
- 3. The music migrated north -- from mississippi delta to memphis to my hometown in chicago .
- 4. Ladies will be sexually aroused to know that I was the memphis city junior high chess champion of 1983 .
- 5. Memphis airport is the home of federal express , a company that accounts for a sizeable portion of the local economy .