Ismailia

[ is-mey-uh-lee-uh, -mahy-uh- ]

noun
  1. a city and seaport at the midpoint of the Suez Canal, in NE Egypt.

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British Dictionary definitions for Ismailia

Ismailia

/ (ˌɪzmaɪˈlɪə) /


noun
  1. a city in NE Egypt, on the Suez Canal: founded in 1863 by the former Suez Canal Company; devastated by Israeli troops in the October War (1973). Pop: 299 000 (2005 est)

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