Aboukir

English

Alternative forms

• Abukir

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˌɑ.buˈkɚ/, /ˌəˈbu.kɚ/

Proper noun

Aboukir

1. A bay at the mouth of the Nile where the French fleet suffered a great loss to the British.^[1]

References

1. ^ 1984 [1975], Urdang, Laurence editor, The Random House College Dictionary, New York, NY: Random House, Inc., ISBN 0-394-43600-8, page 4:

French

Proper noun

Aboukir

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