Suez

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Suez

  • /ˈsuː.ɛz/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic السُّوَيْس (as-suways).

proper noun

  1. A city in northeastern Egypt.
  2. abbreviation, ellipsis, with the definite article Ellipsis of Suez Canal: the canal connecting the Mediterranean and Red Seas.
  3. A governorate of Egypt around the city and canal.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: sinai, swedish, swiss, channel, canal, suisse, passage, waterway, seaway, strait, corridor, aqueduct, passageway, conduit, route, course

Translations

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name Suez, Egypt

EspañolSuez
한국어수에즈 Suejeu
日本語スエズ Suezu
中文蘇伊士 /苏伊士 Sūyīshì
हिन्दीस्वेज़ svez
PortuguêsSuez
FrançaisSuez
ΕλληνικάΣουέζ Souéz
РусскийСуэ́ц Suéc
العربيةاَلسُّوَيْس as-suways
עבריתסואץ

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"Suez." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/suez. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

"Suez." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/suez.

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@misc{suez_2026,
  title = {Suez},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/suez},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}