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Misr

American  
[mis-ruh] / ˈmɪs rə /

noun

  1. Arabic name of Egypt.


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Last week, the US Treasury announced sanctions on the Emirati branch of Egypt's Banque Misr for alleged support to Iran.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

The U.S. on Friday rolled out new actions under Operation Economic Outcast, saying it would cut off the United Arab Emirates-based arm of Egypt’s Banque Misr from access to U.S. financial institutions.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

But Banque Misr UAE must only be the start.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

Mr Mikhaiel's case hinged on a letter sent by officials at Misr International Hospital in Egypt.

From BBC Nov. 19, 2023

Possibly some Arabic professor versed in bibliographic lore, to favor a darling hypothesis, has transmuted Massar into Misr, to strengthen the plausibility of the etymology of Misr from Misraem!!

From An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa by James Grey Jackson

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