Sinai
[ sahy-nahy, sahy-nee-ahy ]
/ ˈsaɪ naɪ, ˈsaɪ niˌaɪ /
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noun
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in northeastern Egypt, at the northern end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
Mount Sinai, the mountain, in southern Sinai, of uncertain identity, on which Moses received the law. Exodus 19.
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Origin of Sinai
From Late Latin Sinai, from Greek Siná, from Hebrew Sīnaī, of uncertain origin and meaning
OTHER WORDS FROM Sinai
Si·na·it·ic [sahy-nee-it-ik], /ˌsaɪ niˈɪt ɪk/, Si·na·ic [si-ney-ik], /sɪˈneɪ ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby Sinai
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British Dictionary definitions for Sinai
Sinai
/ (ˈsaɪnaɪ, ˈsaɪnɪˌaɪ) /
noun
a mountainous peninsula of NE Egypt at the N end of the Red Sea, between the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba: occupied by Israel in 1967; fully restored by 1982
Mount Sinai the mountain where Moses received the Law from God (Exodus 19–20): often identified as Jebel Musa, sometimes as Jebel Serbal, both on the S Sinai Peninsula
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Cultural definitions for Sinai
Sinai
[ (seye-neye) ]
Peninsula in northeastern Egypt (see also Egypt), bordered by the Gulf of Aqaba, an arm of the Red Sea, to the east, and the Gulf of Suez, another arm of the Red Sea, to the west.
notes for Sinai
Sinai has been the scene of fighting during the Arab-Israeli conflict. Israel conquered and occupied Sinai in the Six-Day War but returned the region to Egypt in 1982.
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