Dakhla
[ dahkh-lah ]
/ ˈdɑx lɑ /
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noun
an oasis in southern Egypt: source of ocher.
a seaport and town in Western Sahara: former capital of Río de Oro in the former Spanish Sahara, on the northwest coast of Africa.Formerly Vi·lla Cis·ne·ros [bee-lyah thees-ne-raws, bee-yah sees-ne-raws] /ˈbi lyɑ θisˈnɛ rɔs, ˈbi yɑ sisˈnɛ rɔs/ .
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Example sentences from the Web for Dakhla
The problem was how to provide water for the 100-mile advance across the desert to Dakhla.
The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry|D. D. Ogilvie