Suez
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- proper noun
- /suːˈɛz/
- In the city of Suez, the local markets are bustling with activity.
- Suez Canal
- Suez crisis
- Gulf of Suez
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Watch on YouTubeThey were now in good position to stop any attacks on Suez while being able to provision themselves for their own offensives to the north.
- They were now in good position to stop any attacks on Suez while being able to provision themselves for their own offensives to the north.
Examples
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Some of their Sinai forces reached the Suez Canal, but most were trapped.
Academic text (2003) -
From here, the ship parts were sent to Suez by land and assembled again.
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Our men will cross the Suez Canal here... and here.
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A few years later, they opened the Suez Canal.
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Duties from the Suez Canal were also a significant source of revenue.
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But suppose he doesn't get to Suez in time?
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There was a very young girl from Denmark... who took passage on a steamer bound for Suez.
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Protecting the Suez Canal.
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But now a UN force will take station in Suez, Sinai, and Gaza, so that will prevent fedayeen raids.
Fiction book (1993) -
In the immediate aftermath of the Suez debacle, Israel's Arab neighbors were wary of provoking the kind of retaliation.
Academic text (2003)
Compounds
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A ship canal in northeast Egypt that connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Suez comes from the Arabic as-Suways, a local form of older place names. Because the city sits at the southern entrance to the Suez Canal, Suez now makes people think of the canal and the busy port.