Ismailia

[ is-mey-uh-lee-uh, -mahy-uh- ]

/ ˌɪs meɪ əˈli ə, -maɪ ə- /

noun

a city and seaport at the midpoint of the Suez Canal, in NE Egypt.

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Example sentences from the Web for ismailia

These vessels arrived at Ismailia in the evening of the same day.
The Egyptian campaigns, 1882 to 1885|Charles Royle
The Ismailia was struck with a shell, but I hear is not seriously damaged.
The Egyptian campaigns, 1882 to 1885|Charles Royle
A smaller column detached from this force was sighted in the hills east of Ismailia Ferry.
New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915|Various
They were a happy, hard-working unit, and showed rare skill and adaptability in making a series of bridges at Ismailia.
Australia in Arms|Phillip F.E. Schuler

We passed Chaloux and reached Ismailia just at nine o'clock, not without considerable effort on the part of the pilot.
A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam'|Annie Allnut Brassey

British Dictionary definitions for ismailia

Ismailia

/ (ˌɪzmaɪˈlɪə) /

noun

a city in NE Egypt, on the Suez Canal: founded in 1863 by the former Suez Canal Company; devastated by Israeli troops in the October War (1973). Pop: 299 000 (2005 est)

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