Aboukir

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English

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Etymology

From Egyptian Arabic أَبُو قِير (ʔabū qīr), from the Arabic name of the Egyptian Copt Cyrus, قِير (qīr).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɑ.buˈkɪɹ/, /ˌæb.uˈkɪɹ/, /əˈbu.kɚ/

Proper noun

Aboukir

  1. A village on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt which contains several ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman structures.
  2. A bay outside this village, at the mouth of the Nile, where on 1 August 1798 a British fleet led by Horatio Nelson defeated the French in the Battle of the Nile.

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References

  • Laurence Urdang (editor), The Random House College Dictionary (Random House, 1984 , →ISBN), page 4
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Aboukir”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Laurence Urdang (editor), The Random House College Dictionary (Random House, 1984 , →ISBN) (see "Abukir")

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French

Proper noun

Aboukir ?

  1. Aboukir, a village and bay in Egypt site of two iconic battles of the French military

Portuguese

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Aboukir f

  1. Aboukir (a village on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt)
  2. Aboukir (a bay outside the village of Aboukir)
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