Tiran

[ ti-rahn ]

/ tɪˈrɑn /

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noun

Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.

an island in this strait, belonging to Saudi Arabia.

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Words nearby Tiran

Tipu Sahib, TIR, tirade, tirage, tiramisu, Tiran, Tirana, Tiranë, Tiraspol, tire, tire chain

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How to use Tiran in a sentence

This feat is shown by the details to be only a variation of the story in Tiran le Blanc.
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (Volume I of 5)|Various
Tiran, natives on the north of Borneo, reported (on doubtful authority) to be pirates and cannibals.
The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido|Henry Keppel

British Dictionary definitions for Tiran

Tiran

/ (tɪˈrɑːn) /

noun

Strait of Tiran a strait between the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea. Length: 16 km (10 miles). Width: 8 km (5 miles)

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