Tiran
[ ti-rahn ]
noun
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
an island in this strait, belonging to Saudi Arabia.
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How to use Tiran in a sentence
This feat is shown by the details to be only a variation of the story in Tiran le Blanc.
Tiran, natives on the north of Borneo, reported (on doubtful authority) to be pirates and cannibals.
The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido | Henry Keppel
British Dictionary definitions for Tiran
Tiran
/ (tɪˈrɑːn) /
noun
Strait of Tiran a strait between the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea. Length: 16 km (10 miles). Width: 8 km (5 miles)
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