Suez

Su·ez  (s-z, sz)

A city of northeast Egypt at the head of the Gulf of Suez and the southern terminus of the Suez Canal. It became a major port after the opening of the canal. Population: 488,000.

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Suez, Gulf of

An arm of the Red Sea off northeast Egypt west of the Sinai Peninsula.

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Suez, Isthmus of

An isthmus of northeast Egypt connecting Africa and Asia. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea on the north and the Gulf of Suez on the south.

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Suez [ˈsuːɪz]

n

1. (Placename) a port in NE Egypt, at the head of the Gulf of Suez at the S end of the Suez Canal: an ancient trading site and a major naval station under the Ottoman Empire; port of departure for pilgrims to Mecca; oil-refining centre. It suffered severely in the Arab-Israeli conflicts of 1967 and 1973. Pop.: 417 610 (1996)

2. (Placename) Isthmus of. a strip of land in NE Egypt, between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea: links Africa and Asia and is crossed by the Suez Canal

3. (Placename) Gulf of. the NW arm of the Red Sea: linked with the Mediterranean by the Suez Canal

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Suez - a city in northeastern Egypt at the head of the Gulf of Suez and at the southern end of the Suez Canal 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

Translations

Suez [ˈsuːɪz] CPD Suez Canal N → Canal m de Suez

Suez

n → Sues nt, → Suez nt

Suez [ˈsuːɪz] n → Suez f

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Suez [ˈsuːɪz] n → Suez f