Abu qir
a village of n egypt, in the nile river delta: battle of the nile near here (1798).
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a former village in s egypt, on the nile: site of two temples of ramses ii; now inundated by lake n-sser, created by the aswan high dam. historical examples only a lizard scuttling over the dark-washed bedroom wall, first cousin to the chameleon you saw at abu simbel. round the wonderful world g. e. mitton […]
- Abu-bekr
a.d. 573–634, muhammad’s father-in-law and successor: first caliph of mecca 632–634. historical examples ayesha (a-yesh’a), daughter of abu-bekr and favourite wife of mahomet, though she bore him no child, born in 610 or 611. the new gresham encyclopedia. vol. 1 part 3 various his own death, which was that of a warrior, left abu-bekr in […]
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- Abukir
a bay in n egypt, between alexandria and the rosetta mouth of the nile: french fleet defeated here by british fleet 1798. . a village of n egypt, in the nile river delta: battle of the nile near here (1798). historical examples the only two ships which remained to france of the fleet defeated in […]
- Abukir bay
noun a variant spelling of aboukir bay