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Definition of El Alamein

1. Noun. 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.

2. Noun. A pitched battle in World War II (1942) resulting in a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under Rommel.

Definition of El Alamein

1. Proper noun. A Mediterranean port town in northern Egypt. During World War II, two major battles were fought around El Alamein. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of El Alamein

Ejrup Ejrup manoeuvre Ekachakra Ekaterinburg Ekaterini Ekavian Ekbom Ekbom syndrome Ekka Ekman

Ekoti Ekspreso El-Aksur El Aaium El Aaiún El Alamein (current term) El Beda El Caudillo El Cid El Dorado

El Giza El Greco El Iskandriyah El Libertador El Misti El Muerto El Nino El Nino southern oscillation El Niño El Paso

Literary usage of El Alamein

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Landmine Monitor Report 1999: Toward a Mine-free World by International Campaign to Ban Land Mines, International Campaign to Ban Landmines (1999)
"In September 1942, at El Alamein, in anticipation of an Allied advance, ... Mike Croll states that 500000 mines were laid at El Alamein in "two major fields ..."

2. Eagles of the RAF: The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Philip D. Caine (1994)
"78 Others who ended up at El Alamein or ... movement of the battle lines after the October offensive that became known as the Battle of El Alamein. ..."

3. Egypt's Bid for Arab Leadership: Implications for U.S. Policy by Gregory L. Aftandilian (1993)
"The Egyptian-run museum at El Alamein, supposedly built to commemorate the famous World War H battle, is as much an indictment of colonialism as it is a ..."

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