El Alamein

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noun

1. 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 Hypernyms:
village, hamlet
• Part Holonyms:
Egypt, Arab Republic of Egypt, United Arab Republic
2. a pitched battle in World War II (1942) resulting in a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under Rommel
• Syn:
Al Alamayn, Battle of El Alamein
• Regions:
Egypt, Arab Republic of Egypt, United Arab Republic
• Instance Hypernyms:
pitched battle
• Part Holonyms:
World War II, World War 2, Second World War