Abukir
or A·bou·kir
[ ah-boo-keer, ab-oo- ]
/ ˌɑ buˈkɪər, ˌæb u- /
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noun
a bay in N Egypt, between Alexandria and the Rosetta mouth of the Nile: French fleet defeated here by British fleet 1798.
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Abu Dhabi, Abu Hanifa, Abu Hanifah, abuilding, Abuja, Abukir, Abukir Bay, abulia, Abuna, abundance, abundant
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