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SUEZ CANAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A ship canal in northeastern Egypt linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
ship canal; shipway (a canal large enough for seagoing vessels)
Holonyms ("Suez Canal" is a part of...):
Arab Republic of Egypt; Egypt; United Arab Republic (a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC)