el_alamein (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the expression *El Alamein*:
NOUN	location	El Alamein	a village to the west of Alexandria on the northern coast of Egypt
act	El Alamein, Al Alamayn, Battle of El Alamein	a pitched battle in World War II (1942) resulting in a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under Rommel

English > *El Alamein*: 2 senses > noun 1, location
Meaning	A village to the west of Alexandria on the northern coast of Egypt; the scene of a decisive Allied victory over the Germans in 1942.
Instance of	village, hamlet	A settlement smaller than a town
Part of	Egypt, Arab Republic of Egypt, United Arab Republic	A republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971
Spanish	El Alamein
Catalan	El Alamein

English > *El Alamein*: 2 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	A pitched battle in World War II (1942) resulting in a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under Rommel.
Synonyms	Al Alamayn, Battle of El Alamein
Instance of	pitched battle	A fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
Part of	World War II, World War 2, Second World War	A war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945
Region	Egypt, Arab Republic of Egypt, United Arab Republic	A republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971
Spanish	Al Alamayn, batalla del Alamein, El Alamein
Catalan	El Alamein

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