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Suez (so̵̅o̅ ez′, so̵̅o̅′ez)

  1. seaport in NE Egypt, on the Suez Canal: pop. 392,000
  2. N arm of the Red Sea: c. 180 mi (290 km) long
  3. strip of land connecting Asia & Africa, between the Mediterranean & the Gulf of Suez: narrowest point, 72 mi (116 km)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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