Suez
Americannoun
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a seaport in NE Egypt, near the S end of the Suez Canal.
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Gulf of, a NW arm of the Red Sea, W of the Sinai Peninsula.
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Isthmus of, an isthmus in NE Egypt, joining Africa and Asia. 72 miles (116 km) wide.
noun
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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)
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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
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the NW arm of the Red Sea: linked with the Mediterranean by the Suez Canal
Example Sentences
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Scanlon, who is also UK executive vice president of the Suez Group, said these products are still too easy for the public to get hold of.
From BBC
Saturday's race came down to a front group of 12 and Wollaston, who had two FDJ-United Suez teammates in support, including Dutch domestique Amber Kraak, timed her finishing sprint to perfection.
From Barron's
The commission also is currently investigating how other business practices, such as foreign vessel-flagging and constraints at maritime chokepoints, such as the Suez Canal, threaten U.S. trade flows.
These studies tend to be very short, often only a few weeks long, said Jotham Suez, an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health who studies sweeteners.
Its exact destination when it was seized on Thursday is unknown, but it appeared to be sailing toward the Suez Canal, the fastest route between Asia and Europe, according to analytics firm MarineTraffic.
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