Tiran
Tiran is the ellipsis of Tiran Island.
Tiran is the ellipsis of Tiran Strait.
Tiran is the ellipsis of Straits of Tiran.
Meaning of Tiran Strait
Proper noun
Tiran Strait
- A strait in the Red Sea, Asia. The strait between Tiran and Sinai.
- Synonym of Straits of Tiran A straits in the Red Sea, Asia. The narrowed waters between the southern end of the Sinai Peninsula and the Arabian Peninsula, containing Tiran Island.
- Synonyms:
- Straits of Tiran A straits in the Red Sea, Asia
Meaning of Straits of Tiran
Proper noun
Straits of Tiran
- A straits in the Red Sea, Asia. The narrowed waters that exists between the southern end of the Sinai Peninsula and the nearest mainland of the Arabian Peninsula, which contains the Island of Tiran, that separates the Gulf of Aqaba from the main body of the Red Sea.
- Synonym of Tiran Strait A strait in the Red Sea, Asia. The westernmost strait of these straits, between Tiran and Sinai.
- Synonyms:
- Tiran Strait A strait in the Red Sea, Asia
Synonyms of Tiran
- Tiran Strait
- Strait of Tiran
- Iotaba
- Iotaba Island
- Iotabe
- Iotabe Island
- Island of Iotaba
- Island of Iotabe
- Island of Tiran
- Island of Yotvat
5 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- Tiran Island
- Yotvat
- Yotvat Island
- Tiran Straits
- Straits of Tiran
Forms of Tiran
| alternative form | Thiran |
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Origin of Tiran
From Arabic تيران.
Words formed from Tiran
- Island of Tiran
- Strait of Tiran
- Straits of Tiran
- Tiran Island
- Tiran Strait
- Tiran Straits
Questions about Tiran
- What is Tiran the ellipsis of?
- Tiran is the ellipsis of Tiran Island.
Words near Tiran in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Tiran (page history and authors); Tiran Strait (page history and authors); Straits of Tiran (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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