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noun
- a port in SW Tennessee, on the Mississippi.
- a ruined city in Lower Egypt, on the Nile, S of Cairo: the ancient capital of Egypt.
noun
- 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.
adjective
- of or relating to this group or its style of design.
noun
- 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)
- 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
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). Largest city in Tennessee; located on the Mississippi River.