Ramses

[ ram-seez ]

/ ˈræm siz /

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noun

the name of several kings of ancient Egypt.

Raamses. Exodus 12:37; Numbers 33:3–5.

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Also Rameses.

Origin of Ramses

see origin at Raamses

Words nearby Ramses

Rampur, ram raid, ramrod, Ramsay, Ramsden eyepiece, Ramses, Ramses I, Ramses II, Ramses III, Ramsey, Ramsgate

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How to use Ramses in a sentence

They were arrested at Cairo's Ramses Square on August 16, caught up in the dragnet of a mass arrest carried out by the military.
Interview With Canadian Filmmaker John Greyson Following His Release from Cairo's Tora Prison|Jesse Rosenfeld|October 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Elsewhere, there were clashes across the river, east of downtown in Ramses Square.
Egypt’s Military Holiday Marred By Deaths|Alastair Beach|October 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In Ramses Square, where the pro-Morsi marches were supposed to end, blood soaked the streets.
Egypt’s Day of Rage|Sophia Jones|August 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Filmmaker Amir Ramses documents a vanishing community in a once-vibrant, multicultural society.
The Last Jews of Egypt|Alastair Beach|March 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST

“People in Egypt have conspiracy theories about Jews,” Ramses told The Daily Beast in Cairo this week.
The Last Jews of Egypt|Alastair Beach|March 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Egypt was left with Palestine on both sides of the Jordan, a possession, however, which it lost soon after Ramses' death.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations|Archibald Sayce
Ramses determined to prevent such a catastrophe by destroying as many as possible of the male children of the Hebrews.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations|Archibald Sayce
Did her grandmother learn the art from the same coiffeur that prepared the mother of Ramses for her morning care?
Mexico|Susan Hale
Behind the King comes a long train of other chariots, only less splendid than that of Ramses.
Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt|James Baikie
Ramses and Menna were left with only a few picked chariots of the household troops, and the whole Hittite army was coming on.
Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt|James Baikie

British Dictionary definitions for Ramses

Ramses

Rameses

/ (ˈræmsiːz) /

noun

any of 12 kings of ancient Egypt, who ruled from ?1315 to ?1090 bc

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