el alamein

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el alamein (enc)

Noun	1.	El Alamein - a village west of Alexandria on the north coast of Egypt; the scene of a decisive Allied victory over the Germans in 1942 village, hamlet - a settlement smaller than a town 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
	2.	El Alamein - in World War II (1942); a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under Rommel Al Alamayn, Battle of El Alamein pitched battle - a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place Second World War, World War 2, World War II - a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945 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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