A·bu Qir [ah-boo -keer] Pronunciation Key
–noun
| a village of N Egypt, in the Nile River delta: Battle of the Nile near here (1798). |
Also, A·bu·kir, A·bou·kir.
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Abu Qir
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A village of northern Egypt in the Nile River delta on the Bay of Abu Qir. Adm. Horatio Nelson's victory over a French fleet off Abu Qir in 1798 restored British prestige in the Mediterranean and ended French hopes of establishing a stronghold in the Middle East. |
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