Karnak

[ kahr-nak ]

/ ˈkɑr næk /

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noun

a village in E Egypt, on the Nile: the northern part of the ruins of ancient Thebes.

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Words nearby Karnak

Karmal, karma-marga, Kármán, Kármán vortex street, Karmapa, Karnak, Karnataka, Karnatak music, Kärnten, karo, Karol

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How to use Karnak in a sentence

She undertook ambitious building projects that rivaled any male pharaoh’s, including hundred-foot obelisks at Karnak, an immense memorial temple and a network of roads.
Badass Royal Women You Need to Know|Sean Culligan|July 1, 2021|Ozy
A similar state had occurred that 'Karnak night' of a long ten days ago, though he had not understood it then.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Crossing to the right bank, describe the ruins at Luxor, and so come to the vast and overwhelming Temple of Karnak itself.
The Complete Club Book for Women|Caroline French Benton
The names of the captured cities of Palestine are still to be read on the walls of the temple of Karnak.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations|Archibald Sayce

The temple as we see it at Karnak and Luxor is the collective and successive work of many generations.
A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2)|Georges Perrot
They are not, like the temples at Karnak and Luxor, the accumulated results of 265several generations.
A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2)|Georges Perrot

British Dictionary definitions for Karnak

Karnak

/ (ˈkɑːnæk) /

noun

a village in E Egypt, on the Nile: site of the N part of the ruins of ancient Thebes

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