Port Said

or Port Sa·ïd

[ sah-eed ]

noun

1. a seaport in NE Egypt at the Mediterranean end of the Suez Canal.

Port Said

/ saɪd; ˈsɑːiːd /

noun

1. a port in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Suez Canal: founded in 1859 when the Suez Canal was begun; became the largest coaling station in the world and later an oil-bunkering port; damaged in the Arab-Israeli wars of 1967 and 1973. Pop: 546 000 (2005 est)