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aboukir

/ˌɑ.buˈkɪɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
aboukir
IPA
/ˌɑ.buˈkɪɹ/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt which contains several ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman structures.

name

A bay outside this village, at the mouth of the Nile, where on 1 August 1798 a British fleet led by Horatio Nelson defeated the French in the Battle of the Nile.

Etymology

From Egyptian Arabic أَبُو قِير (ʔabū qīr), from the Arabic name of the Egyptian Copt Cyrus, قِير (qīr).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: أَبُو قِير

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɑ.buˈkɪɹ/

Inflected Forms

Abukir (alternative) Abu Qir (alternative)

Homonyms

abukir

Questions

How do you pronounce aboukir?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑ.buˈkɪɹ/.
What does aboukir mean?
A village on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt which contains several ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman structures.
Where does aboukir come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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