Nas·ser (n s  r, näsr), Gamal Abdel 1918-1970. Egyptian army officer and politician who served as prime minister (1954-1956) and president (1956-1958) of Egypt and as president of the United Arab Republic (1958-1970). His nationalization of the Suez Canal precipitated an international crisis (1956). |
| Nasser, Lake A lake of southeast Egypt and northern Sudan. It was formed in the 1960s by the construction of the Aswan High Dam on the Nile river. The rising waters of the lake submerged many historic sites. |
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| Noun | 1. | Nasser - Egyptian statesman who nationalized the Suez Canal (1918-1970) |
| 2. | Nasser - lake in Egypt formed by dams built on the Nile River at Aswan Arab Republic of Egypt, Egypt, United Arab Republic - a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC |
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