Nasser

[ nah-ser, nas-er ]

/ ˈnɑ sər, ˈnæs ər /

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Ga·mal Ab·del

[guh-mahl-ab-dool, juh-], /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl, dʒə-/, 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.

Lake, a reservoir in SE Egypt, formed in the Nile River S of the Aswan High Dam; S part, in N Sudan, named Lake Nubia. About 300 miles (500 km) long; 6 miles (10 km) wide.

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Abdel Bary has been tweeting his version of the war in Syria for months.
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Finally, in 2012, Abdel Bary was extradited and is now serving time in an American prison.
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According to its spokesman, the Nasser Salahuddin Brigades are the third-largest paramilitary group in Gaza.
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But the man who truly aroused their fury is the Egyptian general-turned-president Abdel Fattah al Sisi.
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Now faring with the King was one Gamal, & he rode up to one of the peasants who was a friend of his and spoke privily with him.
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This was the beginning of my acquaintance with Mr. Nasser, with whom I have been somewhat intimate in recent years.
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On one occasion I was talking to Mr. Nasser about the high standards of morality obligatory on the true Christian merchant.
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Abdel Kader himself was wounded in this fight, and his watch was broken to pieces by a bullet.
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Abdel Karim now arrived with a large force, and summoned the garrison to surrender.
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British Dictionary definitions for Nasser

Nasser

/ (ˈnɑːsə, ˈnæsə) /

noun

Gamal Abdel (ɡəˈmɑːl ˈæbdɛl). 1918–70, Egyptian soldier and statesman; president of Egypt (1956–70). He was one of the leaders of the coup that deposed King Farouk (1952) and became premier (1954). His nationalization of the Suez Canal (1956) led to an international crisis, and during his presidency Egypt was twice defeated by Israel (1956; 1967)

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