Zagazig

[ zah-gah-zeeg ]

/ ˌzɑ gɑˈzig /

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noun

a city in NE Egypt, on the Nile delta.

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Words nearby Zagazig

Zadok, zaffer, zaftig, zafu, zag, Zagazig, Zaghlul, Zaghlul Pasha, Zagorsk, Zagreb, Zagreus

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How to use Zagazig in a sentence

The serious cases are sent to the Egyptian hospital at Zagazig, where they are looked after by native doctors.
Turkish Prisoners in Egypt|Various
I was not to know it was written that I should spend the night in Zagazig; but such was the case.
Tales of Secret Egypt|Sax Rohmer
I was born in the year 1840 at Horiyeh, near Zagazig, in the Sherkieh.
Secret History of the English Occupation of Egypt|Wilfrid Scawen Blunt
At Zagazig, the railroad from Cairo unites with that from Alexandria.
From Egypt to Japan|Henry M. Field

Zagazig was reached the same afternoon, and though not so populous a place as Suez was much more alive and thrifty.
Due West|Maturin Murray Ballou

British Dictionary definitions for Zagazig

Zagazig

Zaqaziq

/ (ˈzæɡəˌzɪɡ) /

noun

a city in NE Egypt, in the Nile Delta: major cotton market. Pop: 291 000 (2005 est)

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