Suez
pronunciation
How to pronounce Suez in British English:
UK [ˈsju(:)iz]
How to pronounce Suez in American English:
US [suˈɛz, ˈsuˌɛz]
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- Noun:
- a city in northeastern Egypt at the head of the Gulf of Suez and at the southern end of the Suez Canal
Word Origin
- Suez
- Red Sea port, from Arabic as-suways, from Egyptian suan "beginning," in reference to the port at the head of the Red Sea. The modern Suez Canal opened in 1869.
Example
- 1. Workers at the suez canal have begun striking .
- 2. And suez may have another suitor .
- 3. Nasser decided to raise that money by nationalizing the suez canal .
- 4. Gdf suez 's upstream business is largely focused on gas .
- 5. And to do that , they must overcome the legacy of suez .