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El Alamein

/ˌɛl ˈæləmeɪn/

El Alamein proper noun: a Mediterranean port town in northern Egypt. During World War II, two major battles were fought around El Alamein.

Proper noun

El Alamein

  1. A Mediterranean port town in northern Egypt. During World War II, two major battles were fought around El Alamein.

El Alamein meaning in Arabic

El Alamein in Arabic

town
اَلْعَلَمَيْن al-ʕalamayn

Forms of El Alamein

alternative formAl Alamayn

Words formed from El Alamein

Questions about El Alamein

What does El Alamein mean?
El Alamein means a Mediterranean port town in northern Egypt. During World War II, two major battles were fought around El Alamein.
What is El Alamein in Arabic?
El Alamein in Arabic is اَلْعَلَمَيْن (al-ʕalamayn). See El Alamein meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is El Alamein?
El Alamein is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce El Alamein?
El Alamein is pronounced /ˌɛl ˈæləmeɪn/.

Words near El Alamein in the dictionary

  1. ekweles
  2. ekzema
  3. ekzematous
  4. el
  5. El Aaiún
  6. El Alamein
  7. El Alto
  8. El Argar
  9. El Astillero
  10. El Burdi
  11. El Cajon

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