El Alamein

American

[el ah-lah-mayn, -ah-luh-] / ɛl ˌɑ lɑˈmeɪn, -ˌɑ lə- /

noun

a town on the northern coast of Egypt, about 70 miles (113 km) west of Alexandria: decisive British victory October 1942.

El Alamein British

/ ɛl ˈæləˌmeɪn /

noun

a village on the N coast of Egypt, about 112 km (70 miles) west of Alexandria: scene of a decisive Allied victory over the Axis forces (1942)

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Kushner met Sunday with Hamas officials for direct talks in the Egyptian city of El Alamein, people familiar with the talks said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

World War II raged on for three more years after Britain was victorious at El Alamein.

From Salon ● Nov. 12, 2025

Maj Shand had served in the regiment and won the Military Cross during the retreat to Dunkirk in 1940 and again at El Alamein in North Africa in 1942.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2024

In brief comments from El Alamein, Burhan said he wanted to end the war, but did not mention the possibility of talks.

From Reuters ● Aug. 29, 2023

Fortunately the German armies were halted at El Alamein and Stalingrad so the personnel of No.5 ABW were later relocated.

From Coming of Age: 1939-1946 by John Cox

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