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suez

Su·ez
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [soo-ez, soo-ez]
    • /suˈɛz, ˈsu ɛz/
    • /ˌsuː.ˈez/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [soo-ez, soo-ez]
    • /suˈɛz, ˈsu ɛz/

Definitions of suez word

  • noun suez a seaport in NE Egypt, near the S end of the Suez Canal. 1
  • noun suez Gulf of, a NW arm of the Red Sea, W of the Sinai Peninsula. 1
  • noun suez Isthmus of, an isthmus in NE Egypt, joining Africa and Asia. 72 miles (116 km) wide. 1
  • noun suez 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: 513 000 (2005 est) 0
  • noun suez seaport in NE Egypt, on the Suez Canal: pop. 392,000 0
  • noun suez Gulf ofN arm of the Red Sea: c. 180 mi (290 km) long 0
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suez popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • suez canal

    a canal in NE Egypt, cutting across the Isthmus of Suez and connecting the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. 107 miles (172 km) long.

  • bitter lakes

    two lakes, the Great Bitter Lake and Little Bitter Lake in NE Egypt: part of the Suez Canal

  • ismailia

    a city and seaport at the midpoint of the Suez Canal, in NE Egypt.

  • lesseps

    Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de [fur-dn-and muh-ree,, vee-kawnt duh French, fer-dee-nahn ma-ree,, vee-kawnt duh] /ˈfɜr dnˌænd məˈri,, viˈkɔnt də French, fɛr diˈnɑ̃ maˈri,, vi kɔ̃t də/ (Show IPA), 1805–94, French engineer and diplomat: promoter of the Suez Canal.

  • north africa

    the northern part of Africa, especially the region north of the tropical rain forest and comprised of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and that part of Egypt west of the Gulf of Suez.

  • port said

    a seaport in NE Egypt at the Mediterranean end of the Suez Canal.
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