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El Alamein

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

noun

  1. 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

  1. 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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Or Churchill’s after the fall of France in 1940 or reverses in North Africa before El Alamein in 1942?

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 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

The two discussed President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's offer to mediate the conflict during a short meeting in the coastal city of El Alamein, an initiative Burhan said he welcomed, according to an Egyptian presidency statement.

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 Cox, John

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