el alamein

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 (synset 108919168)
    is an instance of: hamlet, village - a settlement smaller than a town
    is a part of: arab republic of egypt, egypt, united arab republic - a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
  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 (synset 101280725)
    domain region: arab republic of egypt, egypt, united arab republic - a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
    is an instance of: pitched battle - a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
    is a part of: second world war, world war 2, world war ii - 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
    same as: al alamayn, battle of el alamein

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