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ASSUAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Assuan mean?
• ASSUAN (noun)
The noun ASSUAN has 1 sense:
1. an ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; two dams across the Nile have been built nearby
Familiarity information: ASSUAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; two dams across the Nile have been built nearby
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Assuan" 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)
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