El Obeid
a city in the central Sudan: Egyptian army defeated by Mahdist forces 1883.
- Arabic Al-U·bay·yid [al-oo-bey-id] /ˌæl ʊˈbeɪ ɪd/ .
- Also O·beid [oh-beyd], /oʊˈbeɪd/, Al-O·beid [al-oh-beyd] /ˌæl oʊˈbeɪd/ .
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How to use El Obeid in a sentence
The army had suffered much from want of water, but they had obtained plenty from a lake within three days' march from El Obeid.
With Kitchener in the Soudan | G. A. HentyDelen, situated five days' journey to the south of El Obeid, is on one of the smallest of the mountain ranges.
Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 | F. R. WingateEl Obeid is situated in the midst of a vast plain, which in the hot weather is just like a desert.
Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 | F. R. WingateAs we approached El Obeid, the rattle of the rifles, broken every now and then by the boom of a gun, became more and more audible.
Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 | F. R. WingateThe garrison in El Obeid now began to suffer from the effects of this close siege and blockade.
Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 | F. R. Wingate
British Dictionary definitions for El Obeid
/ (ɛl əʊˈbeɪd) /
a city in the central Sudan, in Kordofan province: scene of the defeat of a British and Egyptian army by the Mahdi (1883). Pop: 423 000 (2005 est)
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