Memphis

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Mem•phis  (memfis),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Names, Furniture, Architecturea port in SW Tennessee, on the Mississippi. 646,356.
  2. Place Names, Furniture, Architecture, Archaeology, Ancient Historya ruined city in Lower Egypt, on the Nile, S of Cairo: the ancient capital of Egypt.

Mem•phis  (memfis),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. 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.

adj. 
  1. of or pertaining to this group or its style of design.
  • the name was allegedly suggested to Ettore Sottsass, one of the group's founders, by the Bob Dylan song "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again'' on the evening of December 11, 1980

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Memphis / ˈmɛmfɪs/
  1. 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)
  2. 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
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