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Suakin

Suakin proper noun: a port city in northeastern Sudan, on the west coast of the Red Sea.

Proper noun

Suakin

  1. A port city in northeastern Sudan, on the west coast of the Red Sea.

Forms of Suakin

alternative formSawakin

Origin of Suakin

From Arabic سواكن.

Questions about Suakin

What does Suakin mean?
Suakin means a port city in northeastern Sudan, on the west coast of the Red Sea.
What part of speech is Suakin?
Suakin is a proper noun.

Words near Suakin in the dictionary

  1. suage
  2. suaged
  3. suages
  4. suaging
  5. suahe
  6. Suakin
  7. suaku
  8. suakus
  9. Sual
  10. Sually
  11. Sualocin

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