United Arab Republic

American

noun

a name given the union of Egypt and Syria from 1958 to 1961; after that, the official name of Egypt alone until 1971. U.A.R.

United Arab Republic British

noun

the official name (1958–71) of Egypt

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In 1958, he took another step toward that reality when Egypt joined Syria to create the United Arab Republic.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Immediately after he defeated Liston and announced that he practiced Islam, Egypt’s Supreme Islamic Council invited him to visit the United Arab Republic.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2016

For three years, Egypt and Syria, despite being on different continents, actually tried it, by merging into the United Arab Republic; the experiment disintegrated after a 1961 coup in Damascus.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 30, 2016

Gamal Abdel Nasser took from the book’s tenets his ambition to unite the Arabs, finally joining his own country, Egypt, with Syria and North Yemen in the United Arab Republic.

From Newsweek • Jul. 18, 2013

Egypt and Syria, reacting to a number of political factors, including growing American influence in the region, merged, creating the United Arab Republic.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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