largest city of Tennessee; located in southwestern Tennessee on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River
"Memphis, the largest city in Tennessee, sits on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River."
an ancient city of Egypt on the Nile (south of Cairo)
"Archaeologists discovered ancient tombs in Memphis, the historic Egyptian capital located south of Cairo along the Nile River."
A city of ancient Egypt.
"The explorers traveled to Memphis, an ancient Egyptian city renowned for its great pyramids and temples."
The name Memphis comes from the ancient Egyptian phrase mn-nfr, which likely referred to a place of beauty or perfection. The word traveled into English through Latin and Ancient Greek before becoming the standard name for the historic city in Egypt.