Nasser
3 dictionary results for: Gamal Abdel Nasser
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Nas·ser 
[nah-ser, nas-er] Pronunciation Key
[nah-ser, nas-er] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | Ga·mal Ab·del
[guh-mahl ab-dool, juh-] Pronunciation Key, 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70. |
| 2. | Lake, a reservoir in SE Egypt, formed in the Nile River S of the Aswan High Dam; S part, in N Sudan, named Lake Nubia. ab. 300 mi. (500 km) long; 6 mi. (10 km) wide. |
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| Nas·ser
(nās'ər, nä'sər) Pronunciation Key
Egyptian army officer and politician who served as prime minister (1954-1956) and president (1956-1958) of Egypt and as president of the United Arab Republic (1958-1970). His nationalization of the Suez Canal precipitated an international crisis (1956). |
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| gamal abdel nasser | |
noun | |
| Egyptian statesman who nationalized the Suez Canal (1918-1970) [syn: Nasser] |
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