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Kantara

Kantara proper noun: former name of El Qantara, Egypt, used by the British.

Proper noun

Kantara

  1. Former name of El Qantara, Egypt, used by the British.
    • The train left Kantara on time, behind No. 850, crawled along the Suez Canal and over the bridge, and stalled on the climb for El Firdan to El Qirsh, arriving at Ismailia 30 min. late.1946 January and February, “Notes and News: Stanier 2-8-0s in Egypt”, in Railway Magazine, page 54

Questions about Kantara

What does Kantara mean?
Kantara means former name of El Qantara, Egypt, used by the British.
What part of speech is Kantara?
Kantara is a proper noun.

Words near Kantara in the dictionary

  1. Kansu Corridor
  2. Kansu-Szechuan Time Zone
  3. Kansuh
  4. Kant
  5. kantar
  6. Kantara
  7. kantars
  8. Kante
  9. Kantean
  10. Kanteans
  11. Kantei

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